Weight-for-height <-2 SD in World Bank (low income)
World Bank (low income): Weight-for-height <-2 SD was 6.4 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in World Bank (low income), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for weight-for-height <-2 sd in World Bank (low income) is 6.4, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-2 sd in World Bank (low income) peaked at 11 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.4, in 2024.
That places World Bank (low income) 14th out of 56 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in World Bank (low income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11 | — |
| 2001 | 10.7 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 10.5 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 10.3 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 10.1 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 9.8 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 9.6 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 9.4 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 9.2 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 9 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 8.8 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 8.6 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 8.4 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 8.2 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 8 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 7.9 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 7.7 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 7.5 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 7.3 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 7.2 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 7 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 6.9 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 6.7 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 6.6 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 6.4 | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.96 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.96 | 7.2 | 8.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.72 | 6.4 | 7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near World Bank (low income)
More health data for World Bank (low income)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 24,845 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 44.98 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 451,826 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 23.19 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 22.31 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 898,179 (2024)
- Child deaths 446,353 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 161,657 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 225,856 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 132,368 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-2 sd in World Bank (low income)?
- Weight-for-height <-2 sd in World Bank (low income) was 6.4 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in World Bank (low income)?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in World Bank (low income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4 in 2024.
- How does World Bank (low income) rank for weight-for-height <-2 sd?
- World Bank (low income) ranks 14th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-2 sd rising or falling in World Bank (low income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World Bank (low 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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