Weight-for-height <-2 SD (wasting) in Europa Occidental
Europa Occidental: Weight-for-height <-2 SD was 0.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.5
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
50th
of 56 groups
All-time high
1
in 2000
All-time low
0.5
in 2019
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Europa Occidental, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, weight-for-height <-2 sd in Europa Occidental stood at 0.5. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-2 sd in Europa Occidental peaked at 1 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 2019.
Europa Occidental ranks 50th of 56 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Europa Occidental, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | — |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9 | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8 | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7 | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6 | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5 | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.86 | 0.7 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.63 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europa Occidental
More health data for Europa Occidental
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 3,470 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 1.44 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 3,612 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 0.5994 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 0.8382 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 6,324 (2024)
- Child deaths 2,712 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.6158 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 1,897 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-2 sd in Europa Occidental?
- Weight-for-height <-2 sd in Europa Occidental was 0.5 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Europa Occidental?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Europa Occidental?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 2019.
- How does Europa Occidental rank for weight-for-height <-2 sd?
- Europa Occidental ranks 50th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-2 sd rising or falling in Europa Occidental?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europa Occidental 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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