Malnutrition - World Health Organization (WHO)
Dec 19, 2025 · Malnutrition refers to deficiencies or excesses in nutrient intake, imbalance of essential nutrients or impaired nutrient utilization. The double burden of malnutrition consists of both …
Fact sheets - Malnutrition - World Health Organization (WHO)
Mar 1, 2024 · Malnutrition refers to deficiencies, excesses, or imbalances in a person’s intake of energy and/or nutrients. The term malnutrition addresses 3 broad groups of conditions: undernutrition, which …
Global nutrition targets 2025: wasting policy brief
Dec 30, 2014 · Wasting is a major health problem and, owing to its associated risks for morbidity, requires urgent attention from policy-makers and programme implementers alike. Addressing …
Child malnutrition: Wasting among children under 5 years of age
Prevalence of wasting (weight for height <-2 standard deviation from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age.
Malnutrition in Children - UNICEF DATA
Jul 21, 2025 · Malnutrition is a violation of children’s rights, while good nutrition sets children on the path to grow, develop, learn and reach their full potential. Despite significant progress over the past two …
Global nutrition targets 2025 - wasting
Nutrition is a critical part of health and development. Better nutrition is related to improved infant, child and maternal health, stronger immune systems, safer pregnancy and childbirth, lower risk of non …
UNICEF-WHO-World Bank: Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates 2025 …
Jul 21, 2025 · This interactive dashboard visualizes the latest child malnutrition estimates for 2024. These estimates of prevalence and numbers for child stunting, overweight, wasting…
Announcing the Joint UN Initiative for the Prevention of Wasting (JUNIPr)
Mar 11, 2025 · The Joint UN Initiative for the Prevention of Wasting (JUNIPr), funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), is a collaborative effort between WHO, UNICEF, …
Wasting in focus: challenges, successes, and a path forward to 2030
Nov 19, 2024 · In this webinar we will discuss the complex causes of wasting and identify key solutions through improving child diets, increasing healthcare access, and providing better water and …
The number of children affected by wasting and severe wasting reported by the Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) are prevalence-based estimates predominantly based on survey data.