Benin vs Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG): Weight-for-height <-3 SD

Benin
2.44
in 2021
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)
3.2
in 2024
Benin rank
8th
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) rank
6th

Weight-for-height <-3 SD over time

  • Benin
  • Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)
12345199620102024

How they compare

Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) currently reports 3.2 against 2.44 in Benin, a difference of 0.76.

That makes Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)'s figure about 1.3 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 8th and Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) ranks 6th of 84 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) Difference Ahead
2000s 2.12 1.95 0.1707 Benin
2010s 0.9623 2.6 1.64 Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)
2020s 2.44 3 0.5589 Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher weight-for-height <-3 sd, Benin or Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)?
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG), at 3.2 against 2.44 in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in weight-for-height <-3 sd between Benin and Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)?
0.76, with Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)?
5 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
How do Benin and Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) rank globally for weight-for-height <-3 sd?
Benin ranks 8th and Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) ranks 6th of 84 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Weight-for-height <-3 SD (severe wasting). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Benin vs Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG): Weight-for-height <-3 SD. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/weight-for-height-3-sd-severe-wasting/benin/oceania-exc-australia-and-new-zealand-unsdg/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/weight-for-height-3-sd-severe-wasting/benin/oceania-exc-australia-and-new-zealand-unsdg/">Benin vs Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG): Weight-for-height <-3 SD</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Weight-for-height <-3 SD (severe wasting)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
140 places, 2,174 data points, 1986–2024
Last refreshed