Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Rwanda
Rwanda: Weight-for-height <-2 SD was 1.12 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Rwanda, 1992–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for weight-for-height <-2 sd in Rwanda is 1.12, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 46.7% on the previous year and down 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-2 sd in Rwanda peaked at 11 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.12, in 2020.
That places Rwanda 89th out of 98 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.01 | 5.02 | 11 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.22 | 4.88 | 8.69 | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.55 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1 |
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More health data for Rwanda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 860.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,738 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0402 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5118 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-2 sd in Rwanda?
- Weight-for-height <-2 sd in Rwanda was 1.12 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 1996.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 in 2020.
- How does Rwanda rank for weight-for-height <-2 sd?
- Rwanda ranks 89th out of 98 countries with data for 2020.
- Is weight-for-height <-2 sd rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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