Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions)
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions): Weight-for-height <-2 SD was 6.3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, weight-for-height <-2 sd in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) stood at 6.3. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-2 sd in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) peaked at 9.2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.3, in 2024.
That places Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) 15th 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 | 8.57 | 8 | 9.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.32 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions)
More health data for Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 19,337 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 18.81 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 217,384 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 7.33 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 11.56 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 352,758 (2024)
- Child deaths 135,374 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 109,734 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 137,386 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 85,119 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-2 sd in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions)?
- Weight-for-height <-2 sd in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) was 6.3 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3 in 2024.
- How does Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) rank for weight-for-height <-2 sd?
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) ranks 15th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-2 sd rising or falling in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) 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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