# Gaps — nutrition_outcomes

**As of:** 2026-09-24 · SEA-11

## Empty snapshot cells (true GAPs)

| iso3 | metric | Notes |
|------|--------|-------|
| BRN | `undernourishment_pct` | WDI `SN.ITK.DEFC.ZS` blank 2000–2026. FAO often `<2.5%` for high-income AMS — **do not invent 2.5**. |
| SGP | `undernourishment_pct` | Same — leave empty. |
| LAO | `undernourishment_pct` | WDI blank; use `food_insecurity_modsev_pct` **35.6%** (2023) for access narrative. |
| BRN | `food_insecurity_modsev_pct` | WDI `SN.ITK.MSFI.ZS` blank. |

## Stale / badge-required vintages (not empty — not current peers)

| iso3 | metrics | Year | Rule |
|------|---------|------|------|
| SGP | child stunting / wasting / overweight | **2000** | Historical only — omit from current peer bars or badge **STALE 2000**. |
| BRN | child stunting / wasting / overweight | **2009** | Badge **STALE 2009**; prefer adult overweight/obesity panels for Brunei. |
| MMR | child anthropometry | **2018** | Badge year; conflict/fragility context in companion packs. |
| TLS | child anthropometry | **2020** | Badge year; still highest stunting in set. |
| TLS | FIES | **2021** | Stale vs 2023 peers. |
| PHL | child anthropometry | **2021** | Acceptable recent; badge year vs 2022–23 peers. |

## Indicator GAPs (series unavailable)

| Wanted | Status |
|--------|--------|
| WDI `SH.STA.OB18.ZS` (adult obesity) | **Invalid** in WB API — replaced by WHO GHO `NCD_BMI_30A` (age-standardized BMI≥30). |
| Sex-disaggregated JME (2025 edition novelty) | Not pulled into scoreboard; stay with both-sexes WDI republish. |
| Micronutrient deficiencies beyond anemia | Out of scope this pack. |
| Exclusive breastfeeding / low birthweight | Out of scope; health_outcomes companion owns mortality/UHC. |

## Dual-story firewalls (not gaps — intentional)

1. **PoU / FIES** stay optional cross-check rows — full food-system story lives in `topics/agriculture_food/`. Do not copy agr VA or cereal yields here.
2. **Child overweight ≠ adult overweight/obesity** — separate panels even when double-burden narrative is the lede.
3. **Never** average stunting + obesity into one “nutrition score”.

## Site mirror

`/projects/asean-in-data/` **absent** on ship host — no site pack copy. Local `topics/nutrition_outcomes/` is canonical until Engineer mirrors.