Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG): Weight-for-height <-2 SD was 8.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, weight-for-height <-2 sd in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) stood at 8.4. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-2 sd in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) peaked at 8.4 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.5, in 2000.
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) ranks 8th of 56 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.5 | — |
| 2001 | 6.6 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 6.7 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 6.7 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.8 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 6.9 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 7 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.1 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 7.2 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 7.3 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 7.3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.4 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 7.5 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 7.6 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 7.6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.7 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 7.8 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 7.9 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 8 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 8.1 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 8.1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.2 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 8.3 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 8.4 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.85 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.61 | 7.3 | 8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.22 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)
- 5 Nigeria 11.6 compare
- 6 Syrian Arab Republic 11.55 compare
- 7 Malaysia 11 compare
- 8 Niger 10.87 compare
- 9 Bangladesh 10.71 compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 10.7 compare
- 11 Senegal 10.17 compare
More health data for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 289.59 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 5,666 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 10.8 (2024)
- Child deaths 2,341 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 18.3 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 7.59 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 3,325 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5066 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 1,515 (2024)
All data for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-2 sd in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)?
- Weight-for-height <-2 sd in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) was 8.4 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4 in 2024.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5 in 2000.
- How does Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) rank for weight-for-height <-2 sd?
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) ranks 8th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-2 sd rising or falling in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (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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