Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
Eastern Asia (UNSDG): Weight-for-height <-2 SD was 1.4 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Eastern Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for weight-for-height <-2 sd in Eastern Asia (UNSDG) is 1.4, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-2 sd in Eastern Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 3 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.4, in 2024.
That places Eastern Asia (UNSDG) 40th 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 | 2.63 | 2.3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.93 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
More health data for Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 3,990 (2100)
- Child deaths 19,794 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.55 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 35,755 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 1.61 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 15,961 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 3.16 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4332 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 43,629 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 40,398 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-2 sd in Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Weight-for-height <-2 sd in Eastern Asia (UNSDG) was 1.4 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 in 2024.
- How does Eastern Asia (UNSDG) rank for weight-for-height <-2 sd?
- Eastern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 40th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-2 sd rising or falling in Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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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