Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Morocco
Morocco: Weight-for-height <-3 SD was 0.5 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2019)
0.5
Change on year
down 53.5%
World rank
67th
of 84 countries
All-time high
4.99
in 2003
All-time low
0.5
in 2019
Years of data
7
1987–2019
Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Morocco, 1987–2019
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2019, weight-for-height <-3 sd in Morocco stood at 0.5. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 53.5% on the previous year and down 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-3 sd in Morocco peaked at 4.99 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 2019.
Morocco ranks 67th of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.49 | 1.49 | 1.49 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.57 | 1.11 | 2.03 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.99 | 4.99 | 4.99 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8488 | 0.5 | 1.08 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More health data for Morocco
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.91 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6655 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,240 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 925 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.78 % 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 0.0845 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.9508 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4959 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-3 sd in Morocco?
- Weight-for-height <-3 sd in Morocco was 0.5 in 2019, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 4.99 in 2003.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 2019.
- How does Morocco rank for weight-for-height <-3 sd?
- Morocco ranks 67th out of 84 countries with data for 2019.
- Is weight-for-height <-3 sd rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco 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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