Height-for-age <-2 SD in Malawi
Malawi: Height-for-age <-2 SD was 34.9 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
34.9
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
15th
of 96 countries
All-time high
62.26
in 1998
All-time low
34.04
in 2019
Years of data
16
1992–2020
Height-for-age <-2 SD in Malawi, 1992–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for height-for-age <-2 sd in Malawi is 34.9, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, height-for-age <-2 sd in Malawi peaked at 62.26 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 34.04, in 2019.
That places Malawi 15th out of 96 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.16 | 53.8 | 62.26 | 3 |
| 2000s | 53.47 | 48.8 | 58.26 | 5 |
| 2010s | 39.67 | 34.04 | 47.28 | 7 |
| 2020s | 34.9 | 34.9 | 34.9 | 1 |
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More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 856.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0259 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5119 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is height-for-age <-2 sd in Malawi?
- Height-for-age <-2 sd in Malawi was 34.9 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest height-for-age <-2 sd recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 62.26 in 1998.
- What is the lowest height-for-age <-2 sd recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.04 in 2019.
- How does Malawi rank for height-for-age <-2 sd?
- Malawi ranks 15th out of 96 countries with data for 2020.
- Is height-for-age <-2 sd rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Height-for-age <-2 SD (stunting). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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