Proportion of children 24-59 months who are eating 3 meals a day or more
Unit Description
Percentage
Numerator
Number of children 24-59 months who are eating 3 meals a day or more
Denominator
Total number of children 24-59 months surveyed
Disaggregation
Geographical area, age, sex
Indicator used for response monitoring ?
No
Types
Baseline
General guidance
Use 6-23 months age group indicator as proxy for 24-59 months, and assume older age group is worse off CAN be an important ALERT indicator in early phases of an emergency
Guidance on phases
preparatory; Phase I and II; Phase II and IV
Phase applicability
Pre-crisis/Baseline
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
Phase 4
Data Sources
surveys; rapid assessments;
Comments
Indicator used for IYCF for 6-23 month age group based on WHO indicator.