Weight-for-height >+2 SD in Mongolia
Mongolia: Weight-for-height >+2 SD was 12.8 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
12.8
World rank
4th
of 92 countries
All-time high
14.16
in 2005
All-time low
6.1
in 2004
Years of data
9
1999–2023
Weight-for-height >+2 SD in Mongolia, 1999–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for weight-for-height >+2 sd in Mongolia is 12.8, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height >+2 sd in Mongolia peaked at 14.16 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.1, in 2004.
Mongolia ranks 4th of 92 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.95 | 6.95 | 6.95 | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.98 | 6.1 | 14.16 | 3 |
| 2010s | 10.89 | 10.49 | 11.7 | 4 |
| 2020s | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 1 |
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More health data for Mongolia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6056 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 847.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 63 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 7.04 % 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 0.0543 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5017 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height >+2 sd in Mongolia?
- Weight-for-height >+2 sd in Mongolia was 12.8 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height >+2 sd recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.16 in 2005.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height >+2 sd recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1 in 2004.
- How does Mongolia rank for weight-for-height >+2 sd?
- Mongolia ranks 4th out of 92 countries with data for 2023.
- Is weight-for-height >+2 sd rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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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