Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)
Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG): Weight-for-height <-2 SD was 4.4 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for weight-for-height <-2 sd in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) is 4.4, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-2 sd in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 5.3 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.4, in 2023.
Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) ranks 28th of 56 groups on this measure, 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 Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.3 | — |
| 2001 | 5.3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.2 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 5.2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.1 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 5.1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.9 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.8 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.7 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.6 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.5 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.4 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.14 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.73 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.46 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)
More health data for Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 10,884 (2100)
- Child deaths 52,963 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.31 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 148,273 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 4.7 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 95,310 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.97 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5151 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 63,349 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 77,182 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-2 sd in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- Weight-for-height <-2 sd in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) was 4.4 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4 in 2023.
- How does Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) rank for weight-for-height <-2 sd?
- Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) ranks 28th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-2 sd rising or falling in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Africa and Western Asia (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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