Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG): Weight-for-height <-3 SD was 1 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for weight-for-height <-3 sd in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) is 1, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-3 sd in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 1.3 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9, in 2019.
That places Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) 27th 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 and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.3 | — |
| 2001 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.2 | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.1 | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9 | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.24 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.98 | 0.9 | 1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
- 25 Cameroon 1.59 compare
- 26 Guinea-Bissau 1.53 compare
- 27 Zambia 1.52 compare
- 28 Chad 1.5 compare
- 29 Madagascar 1.48 compare
- 30 Timor-Leste 1.47 compare
More health data for Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 10,242 (2100)
- Child deaths 54,474 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.03 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 136,069 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.48 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 81,595 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 6.5 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4962 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 101,015 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 109,211 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-3 sd in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Weight-for-height <-3 sd in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) was 1 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 in 2019.
- How does Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) rank for weight-for-height <-3 sd?
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 27th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-3 sd rising or falling in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern and South-Eastern 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).