Weight-for-height <-2 SD in South-East Asia (WHO regions)
South-East Asia (WHO regions): Weight-for-height <-2 SD was 13.9 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in South-East Asia (WHO regions), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, weight-for-height <-2 sd in South-East Asia (WHO regions) stood at 13.9. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-2 sd in South-East Asia (WHO regions) peaked at 16.3 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.9, in 2024.
South-East Asia (WHO regions) ranks 3rd of 56 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in South-East Asia (WHO regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.3 | — |
| 2001 | 16.2 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 16 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 15.9 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 15.8 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 15.7 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 15.6 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 15.5 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 15.4 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 15.3 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 15.2 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 15.1 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 15 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 14.9 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 14.8 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 14.7 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 14.6 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 14.5 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 14.4 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 14.3 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 14.2 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 14.1 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 14.1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 13.9 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.77 | 15.3 | 16.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.75 | 14.3 | 15.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.06 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South-East Asia (WHO regions)
More health data for South-East Asia (WHO regions)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 19,175 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 10.41 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 195,584 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 3.61 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 6.83 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 299,812 (2024)
- Child deaths 104,228 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 168,569 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 187,010 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 119,985 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-2 sd in South-East Asia (WHO regions)?
- Weight-for-height <-2 sd in South-East Asia (WHO regions) was 13.9 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in South-East Asia (WHO regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in South-East Asia (WHO regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9 in 2024.
- How does South-East Asia (WHO regions) rank for weight-for-height <-2 sd?
- South-East Asia (WHO regions) ranks 3rd out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-2 sd rising or falling in South-East Asia (WHO regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South-East Asia (WHO regions) 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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