Global Nutrition Targets 2030 to improve maternal, infant and young child nutrition
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WHO Member States have endorsed the Global Nutrition Targets for improving maternal, infant, and young child nutrition to alleviate the double burden of malnutrition in children, starting from the earliest stages of development and which may be used to measure achievements and to develop accountability frameworks.

Interlinkages among the nutritional outcome targets and operational targets
2030 Outcome indicator targets
- Reduce the number of children under five who are stunted by 40%
- Reduce anaemia in women of reproductive age by 50%
- Reduce low birth weight in infants by 30%
- Reduce and maintain childhood overweight to less than 5%
- Increase the rate of exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months up to at least 60%
- Reduce and maintain childhood wasting to less than 5%
2030 Proposed Operational targets
Outcome Indicators, %%COUNTRY%%
Status of Nutrition Outcome Indicators (latest available)
Stunting in children under five (%)
Anaemia in women (15-49 years), by pregnancy status (%)
Low birthweight (%)
Overweight in children under five years (%)
Exclusive breastfeeding (%)
Wasting in children under five years (%)
School-age children and adolescent obesity (%)
Adult obesity (18+ years)
Operational targets (under consideration), %%COUNTRY%%
Status of Nutrition Operational Indicators (latest available)
Minimum diet diversity in children 6-23 months (%)
Minimum dietary diversity for women (%)
Iron-containing supplement consumption during pregnancy (%)
Sweets beverage consumption in children 6-23 months (%)
Early initiation of breastfeeding (%)
Counselling on infant & young child feeding (%)
Metadata
Glossary and definitions
Stunting in children under five years | 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. |
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Anaemia in women 15-49 years (pregnant and non- pregnant) | Percentage of women aged 15−49 years with a haemoglobin concentration less than 120 g/L for non-pregnant women and lactating women, and less than 110 g/L for pregnant women, adjusted for altitude and smoking. |
Low birthweight | Percentage of newborns weighing less than 2 500 g (less than 5.51 lbs) at birth. |
Overweight in children under five years | Prevalence of overweight (weight for height >+2 standard deviation from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age. |
Exclusive breastfeeding | Proportion of infants 0–5 months of age (0 to < 6 months) who are fed exclusively with breast milk. |
Wasting in children under five years | Prevalence of wasting (weight for height <-2 standard deviation from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age. |
School-age children and adolescent obesity | Percentage of school-age children and adolescents with a body mass index (BMI) greater than 2 standard deviations above the median, according to the WHO references for school-age children and adolescents. |
Adult obesity | Percentage of adults aged 18+ years with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 kg/m2 or higher. |
Minimum dietary diversity in children 6 to 23 months | Percentage of children 6–23 months of age who consumed foods and beverages from at least five out of eight defined food groups during the previous day. |
Minimum dietary diversity for women | Percentage of women consuming at least five out of ten food groups on the previous day. |
Iron-containing supplement consumption during pregnancy | Percentage of pregnant women consuming at least 90 doses of iron-containing supplements. |
Sweets beverage consumption in children 6-23 months | Percentage of children aged 6 to 23 months consuming sweet beverages. |
Early initiation of breastfeeding | Proportion of children born in the last 24 months who were put to the breast within one hour of birth. |
Counselling on infant & young child feeding | Percent of Caregivers counselled on infant and young child feeding. |
Data Sources
Global Health Observatory | WHO. Global Health Observatory (https://www.who.int/data/gho), Extracted 5 March 2025. |
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National survey data | The Demographic and Health Surveys Program (DHS) (https://dhsprogram.com/) |
Infant and Young Child Feeding Data | UNICEF Global Databases (data.unicef.org) |
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