Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Maldives
Maldives: Weight-for-height <-3 SD was 2.01 in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2017)
2.01
World rank
17th
of 84 countries
All-time high
10.2
in 1997
All-time low
2.01
in 2017
Years of data
5
1994–2017
Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Maldives, 1994–2017
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for weight-for-height <-3 sd in Maldives is 2.01, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-3 sd in Maldives peaked at 10.2 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2.01, in 2017.
That places Maldives 17th out of 84 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.86 | 3.52 | 10.2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.08 | 2.68 | 3.48 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.01 | 2.01 | 2.01 | 1 |
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More health data for Maldives
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,560 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 7.23 % 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 0.0496 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.9115 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.3829 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-3 sd in Maldives?
- Weight-for-height <-3 sd in Maldives was 2.01 in 2017, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2 in 1997.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.01 in 2017.
- How does Maldives rank for weight-for-height <-3 sd?
- Maldives ranks 17th out of 84 countries with data for 2017.
- Is weight-for-height <-3 sd rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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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