Weight-for-height >+2 SD in Nigeria
Nigeria: Weight-for-height >+2 SD was 1.5 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
1.5
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
81st
of 92 countries
All-time high
6.31
in 2003
All-time low
1.5
in 2021
Years of data
10
1990–2021
Weight-for-height >+2 SD in Nigeria, 1990–2021
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2021, weight-for-height >+2 sd in Nigeria stood at 1.5. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height >+2 sd in Nigeria peaked at 6.31 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.5, in 2021.
Nigeria ranks 81st of 92 countries on this measure, 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 | 4.38 | 3.26 | 5.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.31 | 6.31 | 6.31 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.97 | 1.51 | 2.97 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.53 | 1.5 | 1.57 | 2 |
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More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,301 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 257,921 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.78 % 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 0.0307 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.494 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height >+2 sd in Nigeria?
- Weight-for-height >+2 sd in Nigeria was 1.5 in 2021, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height >+2 sd recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.31 in 2003.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height >+2 sd recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 in 2021.
- How does Nigeria rank for weight-for-height >+2 sd?
- Nigeria ranks 81st out of 92 countries with data for 2021.
- Is weight-for-height >+2 sd rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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