Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Liberia
Liberia: Weight-for-height <-3 SD was 0.5148 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2019)
0.5148
Change on year
down 23.4%
World rank
65th
of 84 countries
All-time high
3
in 2007
All-time low
0.5148
in 2019
Years of data
7
2000–2019
Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Liberia, 2000–2019
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2019, weight-for-height <-3 sd in Liberia stood at 0.5148. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 23.4% on the previous year and down 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-3 sd in Liberia peaked at 3 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.5148, in 2019.
That places Liberia 65th out of 84 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.98 | 0.8 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.04 | 0.5148 | 2 | 4 |
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More health data for Liberia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,097 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,457 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.03 % 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 0.0333 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5007 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-3 sd in Liberia?
- Weight-for-height <-3 sd in Liberia was 0.5148 in 2019, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2007.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5148 in 2019.
- How does Liberia rank for weight-for-height <-3 sd?
- Liberia ranks 65th out of 84 countries with data for 2019.
- Is weight-for-height <-3 sd rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia 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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