Summary:

Recommendations for data collection, analysis and reporting on anthropometric indicators in children under 5 years old

This document is intended as a reference for the recommended steps in collecting, analyzing and reporting malnutrition estimates based on anthropometric data in nationally representative surveys. Its objective is to set out standardized methods for generating representative malnutrition estimates based on anthropometric data relating to weight, length/height and age in children less than 5 years old (or aged 0–59 months).

Authors: World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund