Weight-for-height <-2 SD (wasting) in South-eastern Asia (UNSDG)
South-eastern Asia (UNSDG): Weight-for-height <-2 SD was 7 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in South-eastern Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for weight-for-height <-2 sd in South-eastern Asia (UNSDG) is 7, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-2 sd in South-eastern Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 9.4 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2024.
That places South-eastern Asia (UNSDG) 9th 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 South-eastern Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.4 | — |
| 2001 | 9.3 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 9.2 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 9.1 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 9 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 8.9 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 8.8 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 8.6 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 8.5 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 8.4 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 8.3 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 8.2 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 8.1 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 8 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 7.9 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 7.8 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 7.7 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 7.6 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 7.5 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 7.4 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 7.4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.3 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 7.2 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 7.1 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 7 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.92 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.85 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2 | 7 | 7.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South-eastern Asia (UNSDG)
More health data for South-eastern Asia (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -5.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 6,188 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 9.87 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 65,634 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 3.37 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 6.52 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 100,314 (2024)
- Child deaths 34,680 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5154 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 22,538 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-2 sd in South-eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Weight-for-height <-2 sd in South-eastern Asia (UNSDG) was 7 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in South-eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in South-eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2024.
- How does South-eastern Asia (UNSDG) rank for weight-for-height <-2 sd?
- South-eastern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 9th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-2 sd rising or falling in South-eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South-eastern Asia (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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