Weight-for-height <-2 SD in World Bank (upper middle income)
World Bank (upper middle income): Weight-for-height <-2 SD was 2.1 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in World Bank (upper middle income), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
World Bank (upper middle income) recorded 2.1 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 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-2 sd in World Bank (upper middle income) peaked at 3.8 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.1, in 2023.
That places World Bank (upper middle income) 36th out of 56 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 World Bank (upper middle income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.8 | — |
| 2001 | 3.7 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 3.6 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 3.5 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 3.4 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 3.4 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.3 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 3.2 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 3.1 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 3 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 2.9 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 2.9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.8 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 2.7 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.6 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.4 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 2.3 | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.2 | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.1 | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4 | 3 | 3.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.63 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.18 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near World Bank (upper middle income)
- 33 Tajikistan 6.4 compare
- 34 Sierra Leone 6.31 compare
- 35 Ghana 5.8 compare
- 36 Togo 5.72 compare
- 37 Philippines 5.4 compare
- 38 Mali 5.4 compare
- 39 Central African Republic 5.2 compare
More health data for World Bank (upper middle income)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 15,756 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 6.38 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 119,337 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.25 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.14 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 188,319 (2024)
- Child deaths 68,982 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 170,684 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 167,757 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 111,922 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-2 sd in World Bank (upper middle income)?
- Weight-for-height <-2 sd in World Bank (upper middle income) was 2.1 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in World Bank (upper middle income)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in World Bank (upper middle income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1 in 2023.
- How does World Bank (upper middle income) rank for weight-for-height <-2 sd?
- World Bank (upper middle income) ranks 36th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-2 sd rising or falling in World Bank (upper middle income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World Bank (upper 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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