Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)
Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG): Weight-for-height <-3 SD was 4.2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) recorded 4.2 for weight-for-height <-3 sd in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-3 sd in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 5.1 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.2, in 2023.
Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 5th of 56 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.1 | — |
| 2001 | 5.1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.9 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.8 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.7 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.6 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.5 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.4 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.3 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.2 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.96 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.56 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.26 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)
More health data for Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 25,913 (2100)
- Child deaths 162,932 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 7.93 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 460,657 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 4.31 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 297,725 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.21 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.6291 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 200,524 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 238,290 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-3 sd in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Weight-for-height <-3 sd in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) was 4.2 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2 in 2023.
- How does Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) rank for weight-for-height <-3 sd?
- Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 5th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-3 sd rising or falling in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central and Southern Asia (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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