Weight-for-height >+2 SD (Overweight) Modeled Estimates … Numbers in MENA Programme Region
MENA Programme Region: Weight-for-height >+2 SD (Overweight) Modeled Estimates, Numbers was 3,814 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Weight-for-height >+2 SD (Overweight) Modeled Estimates, Numbers in MENA Programme Region, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers in MENA Programme Region stood at 3,814.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers in MENA Programme Region peaked at 5,011 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3,767, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Weight-for-height >+2 SD (Overweight) Modeled Estimates, Numbers in MENA Programme Region, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,771 | — |
| 2001 | 3,944 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 4,134 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 4,326 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 4,491 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 4,655 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 4,767 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 4,843 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 4,919 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 4,971 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 5,010 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 5,011 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4,999 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 4,956 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 4,880 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 4,776 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 4,644 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 4,483 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 4,335 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 4,156 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 4,012 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 3,883 | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 3,802 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 3,767 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 3,814 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,482 | 3,771 | 4,971 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,725 | 4,156 | 5,011 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,856 | 3,767 | 4,012 | 5 |
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More health data for MENA Programme Region
- Number of births 10,741 (2100)
- Children population as proportion of total population 20.59 (2100)
- Life expectancy 84.03 (2100)
- Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of 84 (2025)
- Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of 83 (2025)
- Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of 89 (2025)
- Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin 87 (2025)
- Under-five mortality rate 26.79 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 13.81 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 22.19 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers in MENA Programme Region?
- Weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers in MENA Programme Region was 3,814 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers recorded in MENA Programme Region?
- The highest recorded value was 5,011 in 2011.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers recorded in MENA Programme Region?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,767 in 2023.
- How does MENA Programme Region rank for weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers?
- MENA Programme Region ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight) modeled estimates, numbers rising or falling in MENA Programme Region?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MENA Programme Region data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Weight-for-height >+2 SD (Overweight) Modeled Estimates, Numbers Affected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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