Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Senegal
Senegal: Weight-for-height <-2 SD was 10.17 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
10.17
World rank
11th
of 98 countries
All-time high
10.17
in 2023
All-time low
5.49
in 1986
Years of data
16
1986–2023
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Senegal, 1986–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for weight-for-height <-2 sd in Senegal is 10.17, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-2 sd in Senegal peaked at 10.17 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.49, in 1986.
That places Senegal 11th out of 98 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.49 | 5.49 | 5.49 | 1 |
| 1990s | 8.8 | 8.01 | 9.4 | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.34 | 8.67 | 10.02 | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.49 | 7.13 | 9.75 | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.17 | 10.17 | 10.17 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 8 Niger 10.87 compare
- 9 Bangladesh 10.71 compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 10.7 compare
- 12 Cambodia 9.61 compare
- 13 Burkina Faso 9.34 compare
- 14 Sri Lanka 9.3 compare
- 14 Oman 9.3 compare
More health data for Senegal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 835.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,496 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.13 % 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 0.0365 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4921 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-2 sd in Senegal?
- Weight-for-height <-2 sd in Senegal was 10.17 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 10.17 in 2023.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.49 in 1986.
- How does Senegal rank for weight-for-height <-2 sd?
- Senegal ranks 11th out of 98 countries with data for 2023.
- Is weight-for-height <-2 sd rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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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