Weight-for-height >+2 SD in Thailand
Thailand: Weight-for-height >+2 SD was 10.89 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
10.89
Change on year
up 18.2%
World rank
12th
of 92 countries
All-time high
10.89
in 2022
All-time low
1.22
in 1987
Years of data
7
1987–2022
Weight-for-height >+2 SD in Thailand, 1987–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for weight-for-height >+2 sd in Thailand is 10.89, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height >+2 sd in Thailand peaked at 10.89 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.22, in 1987.
Thailand ranks 12th of 92 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1 |
| 1990s | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 1 |
| 2000s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.44 | 8.21 | 10.88 | 3 |
| 2020s | 10.89 | 10.89 | 10.89 | 1 |
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More health data for Thailand
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0316 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,582 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 677 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.19 % 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 0.1602 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.0291 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5136 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height >+2 sd in Thailand?
- Weight-for-height >+2 sd in Thailand was 10.89 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height >+2 sd recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 10.89 in 2022.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height >+2 sd recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.22 in 1987.
- How does Thailand rank for weight-for-height >+2 sd?
- Thailand ranks 12th out of 92 countries with data for 2022.
- Is weight-for-height >+2 sd rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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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