This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Moldovan statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Moldovan-specific metadata information.
| Indicator |
Indicator 2.2.1: Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 years old |
|---|---|
| Definition and concepts |
Height for age is an index of the linear growing, and a smaller height for the respective age is considered to be stunting. Stunting in children reflects a chronic nutritional deficiency and result in insufficient adequate dietary input for a long period of time, of recurrent or chronic disease, as well as of poor social-economic conditions. The indicator is measured according to the WHO Standards for Child Growth. |
| Unit of measure |
Percent, % |
| Method of computation |
Number of children under 5 years of age whose height-for-age is below two standard deviations from the median height-for-age according to WHO standards, divided by the total number of children under 5 years of age * 100. |
| Comparability with global indicator |
For 2012, the indicator is based on data obtained from the nationally representative 2012 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS). Beginning in 2021, the indicator has been calculated at the national level using administrative data collected through approved statistical reporting forms, in accordance with the national methodology and the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards. Due to the lack of information of the number of children under 5 years of age assessed anthropometrically, the average annual population of children under 5 years of age was used. The values obtained represent estimates based on the population of children under 5 years of age and may differ from the indicators calculated according to the standard methodology of the World Health Organization (WHO), which uses the number of children assessed anthropometrically as the denominator. |
| Periodicity |
Annual At the global level, modelled estimates are generated annually. |
| Data last updated | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Metadata last updated | Aug 11, 2026 |