Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Chad
Chad: Weight-for-height <-3 SD was 1.5 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
1.5
Change on year
down 17.3%
World rank
28th
of 84 countries
All-time high
6.53
in 2004
All-time low
1.5
in 2022
Years of data
11
1997–2022
Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Chad, 1997–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, weight-for-height <-3 sd in Chad stood at 1.5. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.3% on the previous year and down 76.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-3 sd in Chad peaked at 6.53 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.5, in 2022.
Chad ranks 28th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.07 | 6.07 | 6.07 | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.35 | 4.16 | 6.53 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.28 | 2.82 | 6.33 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.79 | 1.5 | 2.07 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 25 Cameroon 1.59 compare
- 26 Guinea-Bissau 1.53 compare
- 27 Zambia 1.52 compare
- 29 Madagascar 1.48 compare
- 30 Timor-Leste 1.47 compare
- 31 Egypt 1.47 compare
More health data for Chad
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6578 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,071 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 41,435 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.38 % 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 0.0212 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4984 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-3 sd in Chad?
- Weight-for-height <-3 sd in Chad was 1.5 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 6.53 in 2004.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 in 2022.
- How does Chad rank for weight-for-height <-3 sd?
- Chad ranks 28th out of 84 countries with data for 2022.
- Is weight-for-height <-3 sd rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad 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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