FIGURE 3.6 NUMBER OF COUNTRIES ON COURSE TO MEET WHA GLOBAL NUTRITION TARGETS
44 59 31 20 31 22
FIGURE 3.7 NUMBER OF COUNTRIES ON COURSE TO MEET EACH WHA GLOBAL TARGET
3 0 targets
Number of countries on course to meet: 2 targets
1 target 3 targets
1 4 targets
Source: Authors, based on data from UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2014) and Ste- vens et al. (2013), and rules on on/off course from WHO (2014a), updated August 2014.
Note: The four targets are stunting, wasting, under-five overweight, and anemia for women of reproductive age. Number of countries with data on all four indicators = 99.
FIGURE 3.8 NUMBER OF COUNTRIES THAT HAVE DATA TO DETERMINE WHA TARGET STATUS FOR FOUR WHA INDICATORS
99
5
Anemia (N = 185)
Overweight (N = 107)
Stunting (N = 109)
Wasting (N = 123)
Source: Authors, based on data from UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2014) and Ste- vens et al. (2013), and rules on on/off course from WHO (2014a), updated August 2014.
Note: N = number of countries for which data are available for each indicator.
FIGURE 3.9 NUMBER OF COUNTRIES WITH MISSING DATA FOR AT LEAST ONE WHA INDICATOR, BY REGION
38
65 17 9 15 9
Data for 4 indicators
Data for 3 indicators
Data for 2 indicators
Data for 1 indicator
5
Data for 0 indicators
Source: Authors, based on data from UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2014) and Ste- vens et al. (2013), and rules on on/off course from WHO (2014a), updated August 2014.
Note: The four WHA indicators are stunting, wasting, under-five overweight, and anemia for women of reproductive age. Total number of countries = 193.
Africa Asia Europe
Latin America & the Caribbean
1
Northern America
Oceania
Source: Authors, based on data from UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2014) and Ste- vens et al. (2013), and rules on on/off course from WHO (2014a), updated August 2014.
Note: Total number of countries = 94. 16 13
DATA GAPS 1. Only 99 out of 193 countries have sufficient data to assess whether they are on or off course for four WHA indicators. 2. Many of the indicators are based on surveys that are more than five years old (see Chapter 9 for more on the age of surveys). 3. Data from Europe and Northern America on exclusive breastfeeding rates using the WHO definition are sparse. 4. Methods for adjusting low birth weight data are needed. 5. Methods need to be developed for generating reliable data on wasting trends.
6. More survey-based micronutrient data are required. Anemia data are based on models, and modeled data at the country level may not be considered meaningful or credible.
7. High-income countries need to bring their data on nutrition status in line with international standards.
8. On-course and off-course rules for exclusive breastfeeding and low birth weight are urgently needed if countries are to be able to assess their progress toward the WHA targets.
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