Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG)
Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG): Weight-for-height <-2 SD was 5.2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG) recorded 5.2 for weight-for-height <-2 sd in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-2 sd in Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG) peaked at 8.7 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.2, in 2024.
That places Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG) 23rd 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 | 7.91 | 7.2 | 8.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.41 | 5.8 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.46 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG)
- 20 Côte d'Ivoire 8.06 compare
- 21 Guinea-Bissau 7.82 compare
- 22 Burundi 7.8 compare
- 23 Chad 7.77 compare
- 24 Myanmar 7.4 compare
- 25 Madagascar 7.24 compare
- 26 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 7.2 compare
More health data for Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 18,317 (2100)
- Child deaths 241,874 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 15.18 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 496,139 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 14.93 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 254,265 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 29.89 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4584 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 104,932 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 150,729 (2024)
All data for Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-2 sd in Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG)?
- Weight-for-height <-2 sd in Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG) was 5.2 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2 in 2024.
- How does Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG) rank for weight-for-height <-2 sd?
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG) ranks 23rd out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-2 sd rising or falling in Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Landlocked developing countries (LLDC) (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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