Weight-for-height <-2 SD (wasting) in Americas (WHO regions)
Americas (WHO regions): Weight-for-height <-2 SD was 0.7 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Americas (WHO regions), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for weight-for-height <-2 sd in Americas (WHO regions) is 0.7, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-2 sd in Americas (WHO regions) peaked at 1.5 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7, in 2021.
That places Americas (WHO regions) 49th out of 56 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Americas (WHO regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.5 | — |
| 2001 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.4 | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.3 | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.2 | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.1 | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9 | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8 | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7 | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.31 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.92 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.72 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas (WHO regions)
More health data for Americas (WHO regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -3.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 9,478 (2100)
- Child deaths 23,428 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.04 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 76,643 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 1.75 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 53,215 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 5.78 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 79,646 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 58,457 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-2 sd in Americas (WHO regions)?
- Weight-for-height <-2 sd in Americas (WHO regions) was 0.7 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Americas (WHO regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Americas (WHO regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 in 2021.
- How does Americas (WHO regions) rank for weight-for-height <-2 sd?
- Americas (WHO regions) ranks 49th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-2 sd rising or falling in Americas (WHO regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas (WHO regions) data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Weight-for-height <-2 SD (wasting). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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