PakistanSindh2019MICSOverweight

Overweight follows the definition of SDG indicator 2.2.2 Prevalence of malnutrition (weight for height >+2 standard deviation from the median of the WHO Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age.

Data Source: MICS
The following data are considered for this analysis:
• Children ages 0 - 5 who have been measured (CH - Under-five Survey)

The standard LNOB analysis for Overweight includes the following circumstances:
• Wealth of the household: top 60 or bottom 40 (of the wealth distribution)
• Residence: urban or rural
• Sex: male or female
• Education level of the child's mother: lower (primary or less), secondary or higher
• Number of children under 5 in the household: none (<0.5), 1 or more (>0.5), 2 or more (>1.5), 3 or more (>2.5), fewer than 2 (<1.5), fewer than 3 (<2.5)