Height-for-Age Z-score
Variable Definition
Length/height-for-age z-score. This measure reflects the attained growth in length or height at the child’s age. This indicator can identi-fy children with stunted growth. Children who are tall for their age can also be identified, but tallness is rarely a problem unless it is excessive and may reflect uncommon endocrine disorders. This measure is available for all children aged 0-17. A flag was created to indicate biologically implausible values. It is recommended that children with implausible values are excluded from analyses.
Variable Information
- Variable Name
- HealthSurveyChild_SVYHTAGZ
- Observation Type
- record-level
- Value Type
- Num
- Domain
- Health Risk Factors
- Subdomain
- Childhood Biomedical Risk Factors
Coverage
- Years Available
- 2000;2005-2006;2008;2010;2012;2015-2018
- Countries
- Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru
- Geographic Levels
- Public Access
- ⓘ Restricted (Contact salurbal.data@drexel.edu)
Data Availability by Country and Year
| Year | AR | BR | CL | CO | CR | GT | MX | PA | SV | PE | NI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . |
| 2005 | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 2006 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . |
| 2008 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . |
| 2010 | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 2012 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . |
| 2015 | . | . | . | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . |
| 2016 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | 1 | . |
| 2017 | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 2018 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . |
Data Sources
| ISO2 | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CL | 2017 | Encuesta Longitudinal de Primera Infancia (ELPI) |
| CO | 2005;2010;2015 | Encuesta Nacional de la Situation Nutricional en Colombia (ENSIN) |
| GT | 2015 | Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) |
| MX | 2000 | Encuesta National de Salud (ENSA) |
| MX | 2006;2012;2016;2018 | Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutricion (ENSANUT) |
| PE | 2016 | Encuesta Nacional de Demografia y Salud (ENDES) |
| SV | 2008 | Encuesta Nacional de Salud Familiar (FESAL) |
Data Access Information
SALURBAL respects the Data Use Agreements of our data sources. Some data is not publicly available.
To request access to non-public data or for more information about our data, please contact salurbal.data@drexel.edu.