Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Finland

Finland: Weight-for-height <-3 SD was 0.2 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
75th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.2
in 2022
All-time low
0.1
in 2013
Years of data
11
2013–2023

Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Finland, 2013–2023

00.050.10.150.22013201820232013: 0.12014: 0.12015: 0.12016: 0.12017: 0.12018: 0.12019: 0.12020: 0.12021: 0.12022: 0.22023: 0.2

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Finland recorded 0.2 for weight-for-height <-3 sd in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-3 sd in Finland peaked at 0.2 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 2013.

Finland ranks 75th of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.1 0.1 0.1 7
2020s 0.15 0.1 0.2 4

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 72 Paraguay 0.3597
  2. 73 Uruguay 0.2469 compare
  3. 74 Lesotho 0.2463 compare
  4. 75 Guatemala 0.2 compare
  5. 75 Malawi 0.2 compare
  6. 78 Rwanda 0.1967 compare

See the full ranking of 140 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is weight-for-height <-3 sd in Finland?
Weight-for-height <-3 sd in Finland was 0.2 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 0.2 in 2022.
What is the lowest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 2013.
How does Finland rank for weight-for-height <-3 sd?
Finland ranks 75th out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
Is weight-for-height <-3 sd rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland 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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Indicator
Weight-for-height <-3 SD (severe wasting)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
140 places, 2,174 data points, 1986–2024
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