Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Weight-for-height <-2 SD was 5.8 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for weight-for-height <-2 sd in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 5.8, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-2 sd in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 9.4 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.8, in 2024.
That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 18th 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.
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.4 | — |
| 2001 | 9.2 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 9 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 8.8 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 8.7 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 8.5 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 8.3 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 8.2 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 8 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 7.9 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 7.7 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 7.6 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 7.4 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 7.3 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 7.1 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 7 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 6.8 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 6.7 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 6.6 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 6.4 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 6.3 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 6.2 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 6.1 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 5.9 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 5.8 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6 | 7.9 | 9.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.06 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.06 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 16 Maldives 9.15 compare
- 17 Indonesia 8.37 compare
- 18 Timor-Leste 8.29 compare
- 19 Benin 8.29 compare
- 20 Côte d'Ivoire 8.06 compare
- 21 Guinea-Bissau 7.82 compare
More health data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 40,646 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 30.85 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 11.49 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 12.59 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 12.64 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.25 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 8.91 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.94 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 1.2 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-2 sd in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Weight-for-height <-2 sd in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 5.8 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8 in 2024.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for weight-for-height <-2 sd?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 18th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-2 sd rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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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