Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Central Asia (UNSDG)
Central Asia (UNSDG): Weight-for-height <-3 SD was 0.6 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.6
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
35th
of 56 groups
All-time high
2.7
in 2000
All-time low
0.6
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Central Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Central Asia (UNSDG) recorded 0.6 for weight-for-height <-3 sd in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-3 sd in Central Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 2.7 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6, in 2023.
Central Asia (UNSDG) ranks 35th of 56 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.06 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.68 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central Asia (UNSDG)
More health data for Central Asia (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 1,720 (2100)
- Child deaths 4,405 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 6 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 15,857 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.27 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 11,452 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 8.25 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5145 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 4,334 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 7,353 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-3 sd in Central Asia (UNSDG)?
- Weight-for-height <-3 sd in Central Asia (UNSDG) was 0.6 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Central Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Central Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 in 2023.
- How does Central Asia (UNSDG) rank for weight-for-height <-3 sd?
- Central Asia (UNSDG) ranks 35th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-3 sd rising or falling in Central Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central 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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