Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Asia Oriental y Pacífico
Asia Oriental y Pacífico: Weight-for-height <-2 SD was 3.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3.5
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
31st
of 56 groups
All-time high
4.9
in 2000
All-time low
3.4
in 2020
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Asia Oriental y Pacífico, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Asia Oriental y Pacífico recorded 3.5 for weight-for-height <-2 sd in 2024.
The figure is down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-2 sd in Asia Oriental y Pacífico peaked at 4.9 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.4, in 2020.
That places Asia Oriental y Pacífico 31st out of 56 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.53 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.75 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.46 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia Oriental y Pacífico
More health data for Asia Oriental y Pacífico
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 10,918 (2100)
- Child mortality rate 2.52 (2024)
- Child deaths 57,013 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.07 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 142,260 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 85,247 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 6.59 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4972 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 70,892 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 103,578 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-2 sd in Asia Oriental y Pacífico?
- Weight-for-height <-2 sd in Asia Oriental y Pacífico was 3.5 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Asia Oriental y Pacífico?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Asia Oriental y Pacífico?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4 in 2020.
- How does Asia Oriental y Pacífico rank for weight-for-height <-2 sd?
- Asia Oriental y Pacífico ranks 31st out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-2 sd rising or falling in Asia Oriental y Pacífico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Asia Oriental y Pacífico 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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