Weight-for-height <-2 SD in World Bank (lower middle income)
World Bank (lower middle income): Weight-for-height <-2 SD was 9.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in World Bank (lower middle income), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for weight-for-height <-2 sd in World Bank (lower middle income) is 9.5, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-2 sd in World Bank (lower middle income) peaked at 12.4 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.5, in 2024.
That places World Bank (lower middle income) 6th out of 56 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in World Bank (lower middle income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.4 | — |
| 2001 | 12.3 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 12.2 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 12 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 11.9 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 11.8 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 11.6 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 11.5 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 11.4 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 11.3 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 11.1 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 11 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 10.9 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 10.8 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 10.7 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 10.5 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 10.4 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 10.3 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 10.2 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 10.1 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 10 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 9.8 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 9.7 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 9.6 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 9.5 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.84 | 11.3 | 12.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6 | 10.1 | 11.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.72 | 9.5 | 10 | 5 |
Countries ranked near World Bank (lower middle income)
- 3 Mauritania 13.6 compare
- 4 Djibouti 12.1 compare
- 5 Nigeria 11.6 compare
- 6 Syrian Arab Republic 11.55 compare
- 7 Malaysia 11 compare
- 8 Niger 10.87 compare
- 9 Bangladesh 10.71 compare
More health data for World Bank (lower middle income)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 51,250 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 22.68 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 719,754 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 11.09 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 11.72 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.39 million (2024)
- Child deaths 670,667 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 332,975 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 459,713 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 261,552 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-2 sd in World Bank (lower middle income)?
- Weight-for-height <-2 sd in World Bank (lower middle income) was 9.5 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in World Bank (lower middle income)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in World Bank (lower middle income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5 in 2024.
- How does World Bank (lower middle income) rank for weight-for-height <-2 sd?
- World Bank (lower middle income) ranks 6th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-2 sd rising or falling in World Bank (lower middle income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World Bank (lower middle 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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