Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Central America (UNSDG)
Central America (UNSDG): Weight-for-height <-3 SD was 0.2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.2
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
46th
of 56 groups
All-time high
0.6
in 2000
All-time low
0.2
in 2020
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Central America (UNSDG), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, weight-for-height <-3 sd in Central America (UNSDG) stood at 0.2. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-3 sd in Central America (UNSDG) peaked at 0.6 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 2020.
Central America (UNSDG) ranks 46th of 56 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 0.48 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.32 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America (UNSDG)
More health data for Central America (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 1,708 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 71.26 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 34.44 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 1.84 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 35.73 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 15.55 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.29 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 10.92 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 0.9 (2024)
- Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 78.2 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-3 sd in Central America (UNSDG)?
- Weight-for-height <-3 sd in Central America (UNSDG) was 0.2 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Central America (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Central America (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 2020.
- How does Central America (UNSDG) rank for weight-for-height <-3 sd?
- Central America (UNSDG) ranks 46th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-3 sd rising or falling in Central America (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central America (UNSDG) data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Weight-for-height <-3 SD (severe wasting). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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