Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Eastern Africa (UNSDG)
Eastern Africa (UNSDG): Weight-for-height <-3 SD was 0.9 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Eastern Africa (UNSDG), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for weight-for-height <-3 sd in Eastern Africa (UNSDG) is 0.9, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-3 sd in Eastern Africa (UNSDG) peaked at 2.5 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9, in 2023.
That places Eastern Africa (UNSDG) 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 Eastern Africa (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5 | — |
| 2001 | 2.4 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 2.3 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 2.2 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 2.1 | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 2 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 1.9 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 1.8 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.7 | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 1.6 | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.5 | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 1.4 | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.3 | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2 | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1 | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9 | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.07 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.98 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa (UNSDG)
- 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 Eastern Africa (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 18,688 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 23.19 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 8.07 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 15.22 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 8.85 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 2.57 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 8.69 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 14.11 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 4.8 (2024)
- Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 57.8 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-3 sd in Eastern Africa (UNSDG)?
- Weight-for-height <-3 sd in Eastern Africa (UNSDG) was 0.9 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Eastern Africa (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Eastern Africa (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 in 2023.
- How does Eastern Africa (UNSDG) rank for weight-for-height <-3 sd?
- Eastern Africa (UNSDG) ranks 30th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-3 sd rising or falling in Eastern Africa (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Africa (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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