Definitions of indicators (continued) Indicator Low birthweight
Numerator
Denominator
Low birthweight Percentage of live births that weighed incidence less than 2,500 grams at birth
Definition
Number of last live births in the X years prior to the survey weighing below 2,500 grams at birth
Total number of last live births during the same period
Children not Percentage of live births that were weighed at birth not weighed at birth
Number of last live births in the X years prior to the survey who were not weighed at birth
Total number of last live births during the same period
Maternal nutrition and health Maternal mortality
Maternal mortality ratio (adjusted), Inter-agency adjusted estimates
Number of deaths of women from pregnancy-related causes per 100,000 live births, adjusted for underreporting and misclassification of maternal deaths
Maternal mortality ratio (reported), National authority estimates
Number of deaths of women from pregnancy-related causes per 100,000 live births
Total number of Total deaths of women while pregnant maternal deaths or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes
Nutrition
Lifetime risk of maternal death
Lifetime risk of maternal death takes into account both the probability of becoming pregnant and the probability of dying as a result of that pregnancy accumulated across a woman’s reproductive years
Body mass index (BMI), female
Percentage of women 15–49 years old* Number of women* 15–49 years old with a body mass index (BMI) of: with a BMI a) <18.5 kg/m2; b) >25 kg/m2 a) less than 18.5 kg/m2 (low), or * Excludes pregnant women and b) greater than 25 kg/m2 (high) women who gave birth in the *Age range may vary by country two months prior to the survey
Anaemia among Percentage of non-pregnant women non-pregnant 15–49 years old* with haemoglobin women concentration <120 g/L
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Improving Child Nutrition
* Excludes pregnant women and women who gave birth in the two months prior to the survey
Number of non-pregnant women 15–49 years old who had a haemoglobin concentration <120 g/L
Total number of non-pregnant women 15–49 years old
Number of pregnant women 15–49 years old who had a haemoglobin concentration <110 g/L
Total number of pregnant women 15–49 years old
* Age range and marital status may vary by country Anaemia among Percentage of pregnant women* with pregnant haemoglobin concentration <110 g/L women * Age range and marital status may vary by country
Total number of women 15–49 years old