Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Asia Meridional
Asia Meridional: Weight-for-height <-2 SD was 14.1 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Asia Meridional, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Asia Meridional recorded 14.1 for weight-for-height <-2 sd in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-2 sd in Asia Meridional peaked at 17.3 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.1, in 2024.
That places Asia Meridional 1st out of 56 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.69 | 16.1 | 17.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.33 | 14.7 | 15.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.36 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia Meridional
More health data for Asia Meridional
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 23,581 (2100)
- Child mortality rate 4.53 (2024)
- Child deaths 157,304 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.19 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 439,901 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 282,597 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.69 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.6322 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 139,017 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 189,445 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-2 sd in Asia Meridional?
- Weight-for-height <-2 sd in Asia Meridional was 14.1 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Asia Meridional?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Asia Meridional?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1 in 2024.
- How does Asia Meridional rank for weight-for-height <-2 sd?
- Asia Meridional ranks 1st out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-2 sd rising or falling in Asia Meridional?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Asia Meridional 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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