Weight-for-height >+2 SD in Malawi
Malawi: Weight-for-height >+2 SD was 1.35 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Weight-for-height >+2 SD in Malawi, 1992–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for weight-for-height >+2 sd in Malawi is 1.35, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 81.3% on the previous year and down 85.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height >+2 sd in Malawi peaked at 17.3 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.35, in 2020.
That places Malawi 85th out of 92 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.52 | 9.75 | 17.3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.04 | 4.9 | 11.31 | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.53 | 1.54 | 9.03 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1 |
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- 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-height >+2 sd in Malawi?
- Weight-for-height >+2 sd in Malawi was 1.35 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height >+2 sd recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3 in 1998.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height >+2 sd recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.35 in 2020.
- How does Malawi rank for weight-for-height >+2 sd?
- Malawi ranks 85th out of 92 countries with data for 2020.
- Is weight-for-height >+2 sd rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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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