Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions)
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions): Weight-for-height <-3 SD was 2.2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for weight-for-height <-3 sd in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) is 2.2, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-3 sd in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) peaked at 3 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.2, in 2023.
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) ranks 9th of 56 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3 | — |
| 2001 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.9 | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 2.9 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.9 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.8 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 2.8 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.8 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.7 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.6 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.4 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 2.4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.4 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.3 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.2 | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.85 | 2.7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.49 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.26 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions)
- 6 Mauritania 2.6 compare
- 7 Thailand 2.51 compare
- 8 Benin 2.44 compare
- 9 Pakistan 2.43 compare
- 10 Côte d'Ivoire 2.39 compare
- 11 Sierra Leone 2.36 compare
- 12 Cambodia 2.35 compare
More health data for Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 19,337 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 18.81 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 217,384 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 7.33 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 11.56 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 352,758 (2024)
- Child deaths 135,374 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 109,734 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 137,386 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 85,119 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-3 sd in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions)?
- Weight-for-height <-3 sd in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) was 2.2 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2 in 2023.
- How does Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) rank for weight-for-height <-3 sd?
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) ranks 9th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-3 sd rising or falling in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Mediterranean (WHO 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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