Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG)
Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG): Weight-for-height <-2 SD was 0.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, weight-for-height <-2 sd in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG) stood at 0.5. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-2 sd in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG) peaked at 0.5 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 2000.
That places Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG) 50th out of 56 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1 | — |
| 2001 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2 | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3 | +50.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4 | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5 | +25.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.16 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.32 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.44 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG)
- 47 Viet Nam 4.4 compare
- 48 Cameroon 4.3 compare
- 49 Iran, Islamic Republic of 4.3 compare
- 50 Zambia 4.23 compare
- 51 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 4.1 compare
- 52 Saudi Arabia 3.9 compare
- 53 Mozambique 3.8 compare
More health data for Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 458.2 (2100)
- Child deaths 198 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 0.9024 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 525 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 0.5513 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 327 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 1.45 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.6187 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 782 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 732 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-2 sd in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG)?
- Weight-for-height <-2 sd in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG) was 0.5 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 in 2023.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 2000.
- How does Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG) rank for weight-for-height <-2 sd?
- Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG) ranks 50th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-2 sd rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand (UNSDG) 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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