Weight-for-age <-2 SD in Malawi
Malawi: Weight-for-age <-2 SD was 11.6 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
11.6
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
41st
of 95 countries
All-time high
26.5
in 1995
All-time low
10.83
in 2019
Years of data
16
1992–2020
Weight-for-age <-2 SD in Malawi, 1992–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 11.6 for weight-for-age <-2 sd in 2020.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-age <-2 sd in Malawi peaked at 26.5 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 10.83, in 2019.
That places Malawi 41st out of 95 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.79 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 3 |
| 2000s | 17.82 | 11.7 | 21.72 | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.08 | 10.83 | 16.71 | 7 |
| 2020s | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 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 weight-for-age <-2 sd in Malawi?
- Weight-for-age <-2 sd in Malawi was 11.6 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-age <-2 sd recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5 in 1995.
- What is the lowest weight-for-age <-2 sd recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.83 in 2019.
- How does Malawi rank for weight-for-age <-2 sd?
- Malawi ranks 41st out of 95 countries with data for 2020.
- Is weight-for-age <-2 sd rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. 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 Weight-for-age <-2 SD (Underweight). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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