Weight-for-height <-2 SD (wasting) in Western Asia (UNSDG)
Western Asia (UNSDG): Weight-for-height <-2 SD was 3.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Western Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Western Asia (UNSDG) recorded 3.5 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 2.8% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-2 sd in Western Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 5.1 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.5, in 2024.
Western Asia (UNSDG) ranks 31st of 56 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Western Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.1 | — |
| 2001 | 5 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 4.9 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.8 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 4.7 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 4.6 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.5 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 4.4 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.3 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 4.2 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.1 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 4 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.9 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.8 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.7 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 3.6 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 3.6 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.5 | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.75 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.08 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.64 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia (UNSDG)
More health data for Western Asia (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -22.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,678 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 9.54 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 38,990 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.71 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 6.85 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 54,298 (2024)
- Child deaths 15,308 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5377 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 15,112 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-2 sd in Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- Weight-for-height <-2 sd in Western Asia (UNSDG) was 3.5 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 in 2024.
- How does Western Asia (UNSDG) rank for weight-for-height <-2 sd?
- Western Asia (UNSDG) ranks 31st out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-2 sd rising or falling in Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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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