The rationale for using this approach is to capture all children showing any sign of deprivation in a specific dimension. If there is more than one indicator per dimension, the selected indicators have been chosen to complement each other in the explanation of the dimension they represent and to jointly identify the children's status in the respective dimension. This method does not account for the depth of deprivation within a given dimension because the methodology is developed to focus on the dimensions rather than separate indicators. The indicators and their thresholds are selected based on the international standards set by the WHO, UN-HABITAT, UNESCO, and UN MDGs (see De Neubourg et al 2012b, for the precise definition of each indicator).