Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Caribbean (UNSDG)
Caribbean (UNSDG): Weight-for-height <-2 SD was 2.9 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.9
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
35th
of 56 groups
All-time high
3.4
in 2000
All-time low
2.9
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Caribbean (UNSDG), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Caribbean (UNSDG) recorded 2.9 for weight-for-height <-2 sd in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-2 sd in Caribbean (UNSDG) peaked at 3.4 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.9, in 2021.
That places Caribbean (UNSDG) 35th 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 | 3.29 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.07 | 3 | 3.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.92 | 2.9 | 3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean (UNSDG)
- 32 Guinea 6.41 compare
- 33 Tajikistan 6.4 compare
- 34 Sierra Leone 6.31 compare
- 35 Ghana 5.8 compare
- 36 Togo 5.72 compare
- 37 Philippines 5.4 compare
- 38 Mali 5.4 compare
More health data for Caribbean (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 350.27 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 53.98 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 24.41 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 6.25 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 31.74 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 14.94 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 4.94 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 11.75 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0.8 (2024)
- Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 71.8 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-2 sd in Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- Weight-for-height <-2 sd in Caribbean (UNSDG) was 2.9 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9 in 2021.
- How does Caribbean (UNSDG) rank for weight-for-height <-2 sd?
- Caribbean (UNSDG) ranks 35th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-2 sd rising or falling in Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean (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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