| AFRO | African Region |
| AMRO/PAHO | Region of the Americas/Pan American Health Organization |
| ARR | Annual Rate of Change |
| CFM | Coexisting Forms of Malnutrition |
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus Disease 2019 |
| CSO | Coexistence of Stunting with Obesity |
| CWS | Coexistence of Wasting with Stunting |
| DHS | Demographic and Health Surveys |
| DRC | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| EMRO | Eastern Mediterranean Region |
| EURO | European Region |
| GBD | Global Burden of Disease |
| GzLM | Generalized Linear Model |
| GNR | Global Nutritional Report |
| GNT | Global Nutrition Target |
| HAZ | Height-for-Age Z-score |
| JME | Joint Malnutrition Estimates |
| LICs | Low-Income Countries |
| LMICs | Low- and Middle-Income Countries |
| MDGs | Millennium Development Goals |
| MICS | Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys |
| OR | Odds Ratio |
| PDHS | Pakistan Demographic and Health Surveys |
| SDGs | Sustainable Development Goals |
| SEARO | South-East Asia Region |
| SFM | Standalone Forms of Malnutrition |
| UHC | Universal Health Coverage |
| UICs | Upper-Income Countries |
| UNICEF | United Nations Children’s Fund |
| USAID | United States Agency for International Development |
| VIF | Variance Inflation Factor |
| WASH | Water, Sanitation and Hygiene |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WHZ | Weight-for-Height Z-score |
| WPRO | Western Pacific Region |