Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Lesotho
Lesotho: Weight-for-height <-3 SD was 0.2463 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.2463
World rank
74th
of 84 countries
All-time high
2.23
in 2004
All-time low
0.2463
in 2024
Years of data
5
2004–2024
Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Lesotho, 2004–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.2463 for weight-for-height <-3 sd in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 59.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-3 sd in Lesotho peaked at 2.23 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2463, in 2024.
That places Lesotho 74th out of 84 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.88 | 1.53 | 2.23 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6917 | 0.6062 | 0.7773 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.2463 | 0.2463 | 0.2463 | 1 |
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More health data for Lesotho
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4669 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,227 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 382 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 1.74 % 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 0.0388 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5125 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-3 sd in Lesotho?
- Weight-for-height <-3 sd in Lesotho was 0.2463 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2.23 in 2004.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2463 in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for weight-for-height <-3 sd?
- Lesotho ranks 74th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-3 sd rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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