Weight-for-height <-2 SD in World
World: Weight-for-height <-2 SD was 6.6 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
6.6
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
12th
of 56 regions
All-time high
8.8
in 2000
All-time low
6.6
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Weight-for-height <-2 SD in World, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for weight-for-height <-2 sd in World is 6.6, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-2 sd in World peaked at 8.8 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.6, in 2023.
That places World 12th out of 56 regions 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.33 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.18 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.66 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 9 Bangladesh 10.71 compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 10.7 compare
- 11 Senegal 10.17 compare
- 12 Cambodia 9.61 compare
- 13 Burkina Faso 9.34 compare
- 14 Sri Lanka 9.3 compare
- 14 Oman 9.3 compare
More health data for World
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.104 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.9361 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4973 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.8952 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5027 units per person (2025)
- Population, male 50.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-2 sd in World?
- Weight-for-height <-2 sd in World was 6.6 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-2 sd recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6 in 2023.
- How does World rank for weight-for-height <-2 sd?
- World ranks 12th out of 56 regions with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-2 sd rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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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