Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions)
Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions): Weight-for-height <-3 SD was 1.6 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions) recorded 1.6 for weight-for-height <-3 sd in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-3 sd in Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions) peaked at 2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.6, in 2024.
That places Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions) 12th out of 56 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2 | — |
| 2001 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.9 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.8 | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.7 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.6 | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.96 | 1.9 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.68 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions)
More health data for Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 17,231 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 60.85 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 28.77 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 5.3 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 28.33 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 12.72 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 9.71 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 15.5 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 5 (2024)
All data for Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-3 sd in Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions)?
- Weight-for-height <-3 sd in Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions) was 1.6 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 in 2024.
- How does Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions) rank for weight-for-height <-3 sd?
- Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions) ranks 12th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-3 sd rising or falling in Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East and North Africa (World Bank regions) 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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