Weight-for-height >+2 SD in Venezuela
Venezuela: Weight-for-height >+2 SD was 6.4 in 2009. ▲ Rising
Latest (2009)
6.4
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
34th
of 92 countries
All-time high
9
in 1987
All-time low
4
in 1990
Years of data
21
1987–2009
Weight-for-height >+2 SD in Venezuela, 1987–2009
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 6.4 for weight-for-height >+2 sd in 2009.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height >+2 sd in Venezuela peaked at 9 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1990.
That places Venezuela 34th out of 92 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| 1990s | 4.76 | 4 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.7 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 10 |
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More health data for Venezuela
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,244 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 888 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.91 % 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 0.1002 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.4328 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5062 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height >+2 sd in Venezuela?
- Weight-for-height >+2 sd in Venezuela was 6.4 in 2009, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height >+2 sd recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 1987.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height >+2 sd recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1990.
- How does Venezuela rank for weight-for-height >+2 sd?
- Venezuela ranks 34th out of 92 countries with data for 2009.
- Is weight-for-height >+2 sd rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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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