Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Europa y Asia Central
Europa y Asia Central: Weight-for-height <-2 SD was 1 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Europa y Asia Central, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Europa y Asia Central recorded 1 for weight-for-height <-2 sd in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-2 sd in Europa y Asia Central peaked at 2.4 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2024.
That places Europa y Asia Central 45th out of 56 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 y Asia Central, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.4 | — |
| 2001 | 2.3 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 2.2 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 2.1 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 2 | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.9 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 1.8 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.7 | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.6 | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 1.5 | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.4 | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.3 | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.2 | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.1 | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.02 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 | 1 | 1.2 | 5 |
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More health data for Europa y Asia Central
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 7,233 (2100)
- Child deaths 11,882 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 2.45 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 35,254 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 1.19 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 23,372 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 3.64 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5266 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 44,745 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 35,001 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-2 sd in Europa y Asia Central?
- Weight-for-height <-2 sd in Europa y Asia Central was 1 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Europa y Asia Central?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Europa y Asia Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2024.
- How does Europa y Asia Central rank for weight-for-height <-2 sd?
- Europa y Asia Central ranks 45th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-2 sd rising or falling in Europa y Asia Central?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europa y Asia Central 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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