This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Bristol statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Bristol statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Bristol-specific metadata information.

Indicator available
Indicator description
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Data last updated 2021-12-07: see changes on GitHub opens in a new window
Metadata last updated 2021-12-07: see changes on GitHub opens in a new window

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Prevalence of stunting (height for age <-2 standard deviation from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age
Target name

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
UN designated tier

1
UN custodian agency

UNICEF
Link to UN metadata United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (pdf 232kB) opens in a new window