Table 1 Definition of key indicators
From: Diet and mortality rates in Sub-Saharan Africa: Stages in the nutrition transition
Indicators | Definition |
|---|---|
Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) | Probability of dying between birth and age 1 per 1 000 live births |
Stunting | Children < 5 years that are stunted for age (%) [Height-for-age Z-score ≤ -2SD] |
Underweight-for-age | Children < 5 years that are underweight for age (%) [Underweight-for-age Z-score ≤ -2SD] |
Low Birth Weight | Low-birth-weight newborns (%) |
Exclusively Breastfed | Infants exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months of life (%) |
Non-communicable Disease Mortality Rate (NCD MR) | Age-standardized mortality rate by cause (per 100 000 population)-due to NCD |
Underweight | Adult women with a BMI < 18.5 (%) |
Normal Weight | Adult women with a BMI of 18.5-24.9 (%) |
Overweight/obese | Adult women with a BMI > 25 (%) |
PPP | Population living on < $1 a day (%) |
HIV prevalence | Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15-49 (%) |
Dietary energy supply (DES) | Dietary energy supply (kcal/capita/day) |
Protein | Protein supply quantity (g/capita/day) |
Energy from protein | Energy obtained from protein (%) |
Fat | Fat supply quantity (g/capita/day) |
Energy from fat | Energy obtained from fat (%) |
Carbohydrates | Carbohydrate supply quantity (g/capita/day) |
Energy from carbohydrates | Energy obtained from carbohydrates (%) |