You can search by various criteria including:

• Data source document: name and organization

• Data series: name, description, and metadata

Learn more about search functionality in FDE.

You can filter the available data series using one or more of the following criteria:

• Period: Filters by the collection/reporting period.

  • Start date: Returns all data series starting on or before this date.

  • End date: Returns all data series ending on or after this date.

• Geographic: Filters by location of the nutrition data. This filter aggregates items into a multi-level lists (e.g., admin 1 units are aggregated into countries, which are aggregated into regions). Selecting the higher-level item in the list will automatically select all the lower-level items in the list.

• Indicator: Filers by a metric of interest and allows for meaningful comparisons over time. The indicator options for the nutrition domain include options such as Anemia among pregnant women % and Crude Mortality Rate.

• Data Source Document: Filters by the name of the document used as the primary source of information or data.

Once you have applied your search terms and filters, you will be presented with a list of all available data series that match your criteria. A data series is a collection of related data points from a single data source that are viewable as a single row within a table of data. They represent the change over time of a specific indicator. Data series are presented in table format where each row represents a single data series.

The Nutrition domain data selection table includes the following columns:

• Country: The name of the country where the nutrition data was collected.

• Locality:

• Indicator: Metric of interest that allows for meaningful comparisons over time. The indicator options for the nutrition domain include options such as Anemia among pregnant women % and Crude Mortality Rate.

• First:

• Last:

• Count: The number of data points in the data series.

• Info: Hover over the information icon in a row to see more details including the data series ID and , data source document, and data usage policy.

In addition to selecting data series, you can interact with the data selection table in the following ways:

• Selected data series can be viewed in the Selected tab.

• You can clear your selections using the Clear Selected button.

• By default the series are ordered alphabetically by country. You can click on the header of any column to sort by that column instead of by country.

• Selecting one or more data series creates a savable dataset. For more information on creating and saving datasets, see Create and Save Datasets.