Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Korea
Korea: Weight-for-height <-3 SD was 0.1 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
0.1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
79th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.2
in 2003
All-time low
0.1
in 2008
Years of data
6
2003–2020
Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Korea, 2003–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2020, weight-for-height <-3 sd in Korea stood at 0.1. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-3 sd in Korea peaked at 0.2 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 2008.
Korea ranks 79th of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.15 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More health data for Korea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1935 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,072 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 69 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 5.35 % 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 0.2033 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate -0.0741 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5011 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-3 sd in Korea?
- Weight-for-height <-3 sd in Korea was 0.1 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2 in 2003.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 2008.
- How does Korea rank for weight-for-height <-3 sd?
- Korea ranks 79th out of 84 countries with data for 2020.
- Is weight-for-height <-3 sd rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea 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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