Weight-for-height >+2 SD in Lesotho
Lesotho: Weight-for-height >+2 SD was 7.65 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.65
World rank
29th
of 92 countries
All-time high
7.65
in 2024
All-time low
6.56
in 2018
Years of data
5
2004–2024
Weight-for-height >+2 SD in Lesotho, 2004–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for weight-for-height >+2 sd in Lesotho is 7.65, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height >+2 sd in Lesotho peaked at 7.65 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.56, in 2018.
Lesotho ranks 29th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 | 6.66 | 7.33 | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.03 | 6.56 | 7.5 | 2 |
| 2020s | 7.65 | 7.65 | 7.65 | 1 |
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More health data for Lesotho
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4669 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,227 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 382 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 1.74 % 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 0.0388 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5125 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height >+2 sd in Lesotho?
- Weight-for-height >+2 sd in Lesotho was 7.65 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height >+2 sd recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 7.65 in 2024.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height >+2 sd recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.56 in 2018.
- How does Lesotho rank for weight-for-height >+2 sd?
- Lesotho ranks 29th out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height >+2 sd rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Weight-for-height >+2 SD (overweight). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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