Weight-for-height <-3 SD in East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions)
East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions): Weight-for-height <-3 SD was 0.9 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Weight-for-height <-3 SD in East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions) recorded 0.9 for weight-for-height <-3 sd in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-3 sd in East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions) peaked at 1.2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9, in 2013.
That places East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions) 30th out of 56 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Weight-for-height <-3 SD in East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2 | — |
| 2001 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.1 | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9 | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1 | 1 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.93 | 0.9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions)
- 27 Zambia 1.52 compare
- 28 Chad 1.5 compare
- 29 Madagascar 1.48 compare
- 30 Timor-Leste 1.47 compare
- 31 Egypt 1.47 compare
- 32 Kyrgyzstan 1.3 compare
- 33 Russian Federation 1.28 compare
More health data for East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 10,990 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 36.53 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 9 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 5.78 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 22.29 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 10.72 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 5.65 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 8.52 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 3.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-3 sd in East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions)?
- Weight-for-height <-3 sd in East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions) was 0.9 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 in 2013.
- How does East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions) rank for weight-for-height <-3 sd?
- East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions) ranks 30th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-3 sd rising or falling in East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions) 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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