Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Finland
Finland: Weight-for-height <-2 SD was 1.6 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
85th
of 98 countries
All-time high
1.6
in 2022
All-time low
1
in 2017
Years of data
11
2013–2023
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Finland, 2013–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for weight-for-height <-2 sd in Finland is 1.6, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-2 sd in Finland peaked at 1.6 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2017.
Finland ranks 85th of 98 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.16 | 1 | 1.2 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.43 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More health data for Finland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4544 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,271 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 11 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.242 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.4264 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5055 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-2 sd in Finland?
- Weight-for-height <-2 sd in Finland was 1.6 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 in 2022.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2017.
- How does Finland rank for weight-for-height <-2 sd?
- Finland ranks 85th out of 98 countries with data for 2023.
- Is weight-for-height <-2 sd rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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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