Weight-for-height >+2 SD (overweight), Modeled Estimates in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Weight-for-height >+2 SD (overweight), Modeled Estimates was 8.45 in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
8.45
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
11th
of 18 countries
All-time high
10.92
in 2018
All-time low
3.71
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000β2024
Weight-for-height >+2 SD (overweight), Modeled Estimates in Saudi Arabia, 2000β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates in Saudi Arabia stood at 8.45.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates in Saudi Arabia peaked at 10.92 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.71, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.67 | 3.71 | 7.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.11 | 8.46 | 10.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.61 | 8.45 | 10.56 | 5 |
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More health data for Saudi Arabia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8373 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3736 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 483.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 829 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 4.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.6043 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 4 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 4 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 389,292 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates in Saudi Arabia?
- Weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates in Saudi Arabia was 8.45 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.92 in 2018.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.71 in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 11th out of 18 countries with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height >+2 sd (overweight), modeled estimates rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Weight-for-height >+2 SD (overweight), Modeled Estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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