Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Western Africa (UNSDG)
Western Africa (UNSDG): Weight-for-height <-2 SD was 6.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Western Africa (UNSDG), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, weight-for-height <-2 sd in Western Africa (UNSDG) stood at 6.5. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-2 sd in Western Africa (UNSDG) peaked at 10.2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.5, in 2024.
Western Africa (UNSDG) ranks 13th of 56 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.39 | 8.6 | 10.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.81 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.76 | 6.5 | 7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa (UNSDG)
More health data for Western Africa (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 14,770 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 32.43 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 11.56 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 9.96 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 11.32 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.14 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 12.01 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 14.26 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 1.3 (2024)
- Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 50.1 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-2 sd in Western Africa (UNSDG)?
- Weight-for-height <-2 sd in Western Africa (UNSDG) was 6.5 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Western Africa (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Western Africa (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5 in 2024.
- How does Western Africa (UNSDG) rank for weight-for-height <-2 sd?
- Western Africa (UNSDG) ranks 13th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-2 sd rising or falling in Western Africa (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Africa (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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