variables: 145142

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id name unit description createdAt updatedAt code coverage timespan datasetId sourceId shortUnit display columnOrder originalMetadata grapherConfigAdmin shortName catalogPath dimensions schemaVersion processingLevel processingLog titlePublic titleVariant attributionShort attribution descriptionShort descriptionFromProducer descriptionKey descriptionProcessing licenses license grapherConfigETL type sort dataChecksum metadataChecksum
145142 Number of children who are wasted (WHO/UNICEF)   The number of children younger than five who are 'wasted' – whose weight is significantly lower than the average for their height, as a a consequence of acute food shortage or disease. Wasting in children is defined as having a weight less than two standard deviations below the median for their height. 2020-10-03 08:37:54 2023-06-15 05:05:42       5192 17922   
{
    "name": "Number of children who are wasted",
    "unit": "children",
    "includeInTable": true,
    "numDecimalPlaces": 0
}
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