Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Europe (WHO regions)
Europe (WHO regions): Weight-for-height <-3 SD was 0.3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.3
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
40th
of 56 groups
All-time high
0.7
in 2000
All-time low
0.3
in 2018
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Europe (WHO regions), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Europe (WHO regions) recorded 0.3 for weight-for-height <-3 sd in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-3 sd in Europe (WHO regions) peaked at 0.7 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3, in 2018.
Europe (WHO regions) ranks 40th of 56 groups on this measure, 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 Europe (WHO regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7 | — |
| 2001 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6 | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5 | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4 | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3 | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.59 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe (WHO regions)
More health data for Europe (WHO regions)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 7,459 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 3.61 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 23,535 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 1.18 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 2.43 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 35,536 (2024)
- Child deaths 12,001 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 45,004 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 35,257 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 24,803 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-3 sd in Europe (WHO regions)?
- Weight-for-height <-3 sd in Europe (WHO regions) was 0.3 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Europe (WHO regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Europe (WHO regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 in 2018.
- How does Europe (WHO regions) rank for weight-for-height <-3 sd?
- Europe (WHO regions) ranks 40th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-3 sd rising or falling in Europe (WHO regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe (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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