Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)
Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG): Weight-for-height <-2 SD was 13 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for weight-for-height <-2 sd in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) is 13, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-2 sd in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 16.4 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13, in 2024.
That places Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) 5th 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.
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.4 | — |
| 2001 | 16.3 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 16.1 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 16 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 15.9 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 15.7 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 15.6 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 15.4 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 15.3 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 15.1 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 14.9 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 14.8 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 14.7 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 14.5 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 14.4 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 14.2 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 14.1 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 13.9 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 13.8 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 13.7 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 13.5 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 13.4 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 13.3 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 13.1 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 13 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.78 | 15.1 | 16.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.3 | 13.7 | 14.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.26 | 13 | 13.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)
More health data for Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 25,913 (2100)
- Child deaths 162,932 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 7.93 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 460,657 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 4.31 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 297,725 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.21 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.6291 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 200,524 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 238,290 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-2 sd in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Weight-for-height <-2 sd in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) was 13 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 in 2024.
- How does Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) rank for weight-for-height <-2 sd?
- Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 5th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-2 sd rising or falling in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central and Southern Asia (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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