Weight-for-height <-2 SD (wasting) in Southern Asia (UNSDG)
Southern Asia (UNSDG): Weight-for-height <-2 SD was 13.6 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Southern Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Southern Asia (UNSDG) recorded 13.6 for weight-for-height <-2 sd in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-2 sd in Southern Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 16.7 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.6, in 2024.
Southern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 4th 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 Southern Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.7 | — |
| 2001 | 16.6 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 16.4 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 16.3 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 16.2 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 16 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 15.9 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 15.7 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 15.6 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 15.5 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 15.3 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 15.2 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 15.1 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 14.9 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 14.8 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 14.7 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 14.6 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 14.4 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 14.3 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 14.2 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 14.1 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 13.9 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 13.8 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 13.7 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 13.6 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.09 | 15.5 | 16.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.75 | 14.2 | 15.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.82 | 13.6 | 14.1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia (UNSDG)
More health data for Southern Asia (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 24,194 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.42 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 286,273 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 4.42 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.04 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 444,800 (2024)
- Child deaths 158,527 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.6322 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 81,065 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-2 sd in Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Weight-for-height <-2 sd in Southern Asia (UNSDG) was 13.6 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6 in 2024.
- How does Southern Asia (UNSDG) rank for weight-for-height <-2 sd?
- Southern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 4th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-2 sd rising or falling in Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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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