Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG): Weight-for-height <-2 SD was 4 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, weight-for-height <-2 sd in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) stood at 4.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-2 sd in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 5.3 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.8, in 2019.
That places Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) 29th 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.
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.3 | — |
| 2001 | 5.3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.2 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 5.1 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 5 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 4.9 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.8 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 4.7 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 4.6 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 4.5 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 4.4 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 4.3 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 4.2 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 4.1 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 3.9 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.8 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.9 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.98 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.12 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.88 | 3.8 | 4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
More health data for Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 10,242 (2100)
- Child deaths 54,474 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.03 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 136,069 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.48 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 81,595 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 6.5 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4962 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 101,015 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 109,211 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-2 sd in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Weight-for-height <-2 sd in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) was 4 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8 in 2019.
- How does Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) rank for weight-for-height <-2 sd?
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 29th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-2 sd rising or falling in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern and South-Eastern 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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