title: Trends in Children’s Nutritional Status
unit_of_measure: Percent of children under 5
linearized_input: Trends in Children’s Nutritional Status | Percent of children under 5 | (2012 TjDHS, Stunted, 26) (2017 TjDHS, Stunted, 18) (2012 TjDHS, Wasted, 10) (2017 TjDHS, Wasted, 6) (2012 TjDHS, Underweight, 12) (2017 TjDHS, Underweight, 8) (2012 TjDHS, Overweight, 6) (2017 TjDHS, Overweight, 3)
table_text: Eight percent of children are underweight (low weight for their age) and 3% are overweight. Children’s nutritional status has improved since 2012 when more than one-quarter of children under age 5 (26%) were stunted, 10% were wasted, and 6% were overweight.
target: Eight percent of children are underweight (low weight for their age) and 3% are overweight.