Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Kenya
Kenya: Weight-for-height <-3 SD was 0.5765 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.5765
World rank
64th
of 84 countries
All-time high
3
in 1998
All-time low
0.5765
in 2022
Years of data
11
1993–2022
Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Kenya, 1993–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for weight-for-height <-3 sd in Kenya is 0.5765, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 69.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-3 sd in Kenya peaked at 3 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.5765, in 2022.
That places Kenya 64th out of 84 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.68 | 2.39 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.45 | 2.15 | 2.89 | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.74 | 0.9886 | 2.33 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.5765 | 0.5765 | 0.5765 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 61 Azerbaijan 0.6382 compare
- 62 State of Palestine 0.6364 compare
- 63 Gambia 0.5948 compare
- 65 Liberia 0.5148 compare
- 66 Dominican Republic 0.51 compare
- 67 Morocco 0.5 compare
More health data for Kenya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6026 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,119 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 16,059 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0302 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5029 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-3 sd in Kenya?
- Weight-for-height <-3 sd in Kenya was 0.5765 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 1998.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5765 in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for weight-for-height <-3 sd?
- Kenya ranks 64th out of 84 countries with data for 2022.
- Is weight-for-height <-3 sd rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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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