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Height-for-age (HFA)

HFA is an index used to assess how a child's height compares to the expected height of a healthy child of the same age and sex based on the 2006 WHO Child Growth Standards. It identifies stunting.

Add Source: FANTA 2018 - https://www.fantaproject.org/tools/anthropometry-guide