Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Northern America (UNSDG)
Northern America (UNSDG): Weight-for-height <-2 SD was 0.2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Northern America (UNSDG), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, weight-for-height <-2 sd in Northern America (UNSDG) stood at 0.2. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-2 sd in Northern America (UNSDG) peaked at 0.5 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 2019.
Northern America (UNSDG) ranks 53rd of 56 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.46 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.31 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America (UNSDG)
- 50 Zambia 4.23 compare
- 51 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 4.1 compare
- 52 Saudi Arabia 3.9 compare
- 53 Mozambique 3.8 compare
- 54 Afghanistan 3.63 compare
- 55 South Africa 3.6 compare
- 56 Azerbaijan 3.52 compare
More health data for Northern America (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 4,363 (2100)
- Child deaths 3,918 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.79 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 11,064 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 0.9707 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 7,146 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 2.76 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5684 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 21,376 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 16,488 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-2 sd in Northern America (UNSDG)?
- Weight-for-height <-2 sd in Northern America (UNSDG) was 0.2 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Northern America (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Northern America (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 2019.
- How does Northern America (UNSDG) rank for weight-for-height <-2 sd?
- Northern America (UNSDG) ranks 53rd out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-2 sd rising or falling in Northern America (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern America (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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