Height-for-age <-2 SD in Zambia
Zambia: Height-for-age <-2 SD was 34.59 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
34.59
World rank
16th
of 96 countries
All-time high
59.2
in 1999
All-time low
34.59
in 2018
Years of data
8
1992–2018
Height-for-age <-2 SD in Zambia, 1992–2018
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 34.59 for height-for-age <-2 sd in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, height-for-age <-2 sd in Zambia peaked at 59.2 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 34.59, in 2018.
Zambia ranks 16th of 96 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.04 | 46.31 | 59.2 | 4 |
| 2000s | 49.16 | 45.8 | 52.52 | 2 |
| 2010s | 37.3 | 34.59 | 40.02 | 2 |
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More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,894 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 5.62 % 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 0.02 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.505 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is height-for-age <-2 sd in Zambia?
- Height-for-age <-2 sd in Zambia was 34.59 in 2018, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest height-for-age <-2 sd recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.2 in 1999.
- What is the lowest height-for-age <-2 sd recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.59 in 2018.
- How does Zambia rank for height-for-age <-2 sd?
- Zambia ranks 16th out of 96 countries with data for 2018.
- Is height-for-age <-2 sd rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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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