Weight-for-height <-2 SD (wasting) in Países menos adelantados
Países menos adelantados: Weight-for-height <-2 SD was 6.7 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Países menos adelantados, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, weight-for-height <-2 sd in Países menos adelantados stood at 6.7. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-2 sd in Países menos adelantados peaked at 10.5 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.7, in 2024.
That places Países menos adelantados 11th out of 56 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Países menos adelantados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.5 | — |
| 2001 | 10.3 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 10.1 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 9.9 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 9.7 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 9.6 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 9.4 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 9.2 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 9.1 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 8.9 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 8.7 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 8.6 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 8.4 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 8.3 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 8.1 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 8 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 7.8 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 7.7 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 7.5 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 7.4 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 7.3 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 7.1 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 7 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 6.9 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 6.7 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.67 | 8.9 | 10.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.05 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Países menos adelantados
More health data for Países menos adelantados
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -3.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 41,287 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.21 million (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 17.53 (2024)
- Child deaths 600,779 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 35.19 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 17.98 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 609,519 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4176 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 204,760 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-2 sd in Países menos adelantados?
- Weight-for-height <-2 sd in Países menos adelantados was 6.7 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Países menos adelantados?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Países menos adelantados?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7 in 2024.
- How does Países menos adelantados rank for weight-for-height <-2 sd?
- Países menos adelantados ranks 11th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-2 sd rising or falling in Países menos adelantados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Países menos adelantados 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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