Weight-for-height <-2 SD in World Bank (high income)
World Bank (high income): Weight-for-height <-2 SD was 0.4 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in World Bank (high income), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
World Bank (high income) recorded 0.4 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 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-2 sd in World Bank (high income) peaked at 1.1 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4, in 2021.
That places World Bank (high income) 52nd out of 56 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in World Bank (high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1 | — |
| 2001 | 1 | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9 | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8 | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7 | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6 | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5 | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4 | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.89 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.58 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.42 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near World Bank (high income)
- 49 Iran, Islamic Republic of 4.3 compare
- 50 Zambia 4.23 compare
- 51 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 4.1 compare
- 52 Saudi Arabia 3.9 compare
- 53 Mozambique 3.8 compare
- 54 Afghanistan 3.63 compare
- 55 South Africa 3.6 compare
More health data for World Bank (high income)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 12,281 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 2.3 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 18,294 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 0.8524 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.45 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 29,371 (2024)
- Child deaths 11,077 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 58,917 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 42,467 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 31,732 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-2 sd in World Bank (high income)?
- Weight-for-height <-2 sd in World Bank (high income) was 0.4 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in World Bank (high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in World Bank (high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 in 2021.
- How does World Bank (high income) rank for weight-for-height <-2 sd?
- World Bank (high income) ranks 52nd out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-2 sd rising or falling in World Bank (high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World Bank (high income) 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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