This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.
| Indicator |
Indicator 2.2.4: Prevalence of minimum dietary diversity, by population group (children aged 6 to 23.9 months and nonpregnant women aged 15 to 49 years) |
|---|---|
| Target |
Target 2.2: By 2030, end all forms of malnutrition, including achieving, by 2025, the internationally agreed targets on stunting and wasting in children under 5 years of age, and address the nutritional needs of adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating women and older persons |
| Metadata update |
2025-04-23 |
| International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) |
| Related indicators |
Healthy diets are fundamental for achieving SDG 2 and a prerequisite for reaching many other SDGs including SDG 3 (ensuring healthy lives), playing a role in ending poverty (SDG 1), ensuring quality education (SDG 4), achieving gender equality (SDG 5), promoting economic growth (SDG 8), and reducing inequalities (SDG 10). Unhealthy diets are the leading cause of poor health and non-communicable disease worldwide and so minimum dietary diversity is also strongly linked to SDG target 3.4, which aims to reduce premature mortality from non-communicable diseases by one third by 2030. |