Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Western Pacific (WHO regions)
Western Pacific (WHO regions): Weight-for-height <-2 SD was 1.9 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in Western Pacific (WHO regions), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for weight-for-height <-2 sd in Western Pacific (WHO regions) is 1.9, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-2 sd in Western Pacific (WHO regions) peaked at 3.5 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.9, in 2023.
Western Pacific (WHO regions) ranks 38th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.12 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.98 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Pacific (WHO regions)
More health data for Western Pacific (WHO regions)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 7,134 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 6.11 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 70,032 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.45 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 3.66 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 120,947 (2024)
- Child deaths 50,915 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 87,509 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 98,530 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 61,644 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-2 sd in Western Pacific (WHO regions)?
- Weight-for-height <-2 sd in Western Pacific (WHO regions) was 1.9 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Western Pacific (WHO regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in Western Pacific (WHO regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9 in 2023.
- How does Western Pacific (WHO regions) rank for weight-for-height <-2 sd?
- Western Pacific (WHO regions) ranks 38th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-2 sd rising or falling in Western Pacific (WHO regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Pacific (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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