Research and analysis

National Child Measurement Programme: ad-hoc analysis of data

Analysis of National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) data of children aged 4 years old using World Health Organization (WHO) growth standards.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 18 August 2021

Applies to England

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Analysis of NCMP data of children who were 4 years old at time of measurement

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Child growth is internationally recognised as an important indicator of nutritional status and health in populations. These statistics use NCMP data and were requested by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to use towards reporting of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

This analysis of NCMP data is of children who were 4 years old at time of measurement (age group 48 to 59 months old), in Reception, using WHO growth standards, by sex, rural/urban classification, deprivation and ethnic group, academic year 2006 to 2007 up to 2019 to 2020.

Children who had already turned 5 at the time of measurement are excluded from this analysis.

Further information on the SDGs can be found on the WHO regional office for Europe website.

Further information on the NCMP is available in the Guidance for Analysis.

Published 18 August 2021