Metadata Sub-indicator 2.2.2.1. Proporción de menores de 2 a 4 años con obesidad, sobrepeso o peso insuficiente

Goal

Goal 2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

Target

Target 2.2. By 2030, end all forms of malnutrition, including achieving, by 2025, the internationally agreed targets on stunting and wasting in children under 5 years of age, and address the nutritional needs of adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating women and older persons.

Indicator

Indicator 2.2.2. Prevalence of malnutrition (weight for height, standard deviation >+2 or <-2 from the median of the WHO Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age, disaggregated by type (emaciation and excess weight)

Sub-indicator

Sub-indicator 2.2.2.1. Proportion of children aged 2 to 4 years with obesity, overweight or underweight

Type of indicator (global, European, national)
  • Global
  • European (sdg_02_10 (s))
  • National
  • s: similar
Definition

Proportion of children between 2 and 4 years of age with obesity, overweight or underweight

Calculation method

\[ P P M_{2-4}^{t}=\frac{P M_{2-4}^{t}}{P_{2-4}^{t}} \cdot 100 \]Where: \( PM_{2-4}^{t}\)is the population between 2 and 4 years with malnutrition in year t and \( P_{2-4}^{t}\)is the population between 2 and 4 years in year t.

Unit of measure

Percentage

Periodicity

Anual sin determinar

Disaggregated data(Gender, age, region in Spain, other)

Tier

Tier I

Come from National Statistics Plan (YES/NO)

No

Statistical operation

National Health Survey (ISO code: 54009)

Responsible institution
Date of the last metadata update

03/08/2023

Link to United Nations metadata
Custody agency

UNICEF, WHO

Observations

Up to now the periodicity was six-year, but it has changed to five-yearly In the population of 2 to 17 years, overweight and obesity on the one hand, and insufficient weight on the other, are defined, according to sex and age, using the specific cut-off points established by Cole et al1 and by Cole et al2respectively. 1: Cole TJ, Bellizzi MC, Flegal KM, Dietz WH. Establishing a standard definition for child overweight and obesity worldwide: international survey. Br Med J. 2000; 320:1240-3. 2 Cole TJ, Flegal KM, Nicholls D, Jackson AA. Body mass index cut offs to define thinness children and adolescents: international survey. Br Med J. 2007; 335:194-197.