Weight-for-height <-3 SD (severe wasting) 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.
Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2.64 | — |
| 1994 | 2.39 | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 3 | +25.7% |
| 2000 | 2.89 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 2.37 | -18.3% |
| 2005 | 2.39 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 2.15 | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 1.9 | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9886 | -48.0% |
| 2016 | 2.33 | +136.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5765 | -75.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.5765 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.3, 44% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.5765 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.22, 47% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
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 |
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- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,119 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,059 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0621 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
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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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