Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Nepal
Nepal: Weight-for-height <-3 SD was 0.8096 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.8096
Change on year
down 72.4%
World rank
53rd
of 84 countries
All-time high
3.3
in 1996
All-time low
0.8096
in 2022
Years of data
10
1996–2022
Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Nepal, 1996–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, weight-for-height <-3 sd in Nepal stood at 0.8096. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 72.4% on the previous year and down 72.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-3 sd in Nepal peaked at 3.3 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.8096, in 2022.
Nepal ranks 53rd of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.35 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.76 | 2.69 | 2.83 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.82 | 1.84 | 3.22 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.8096 | 0.8096 | 0.8096 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 50 Bolivia 0.8988 compare
- 51 Kuwait 0.8625 compare
- 52 Burkina Faso 0.8617 compare
- 54 Sri Lanka 0.8 compare
- 55 Philippines 0.753 compare
- 56 Mozambique 0.7284 compare
More health data for Nepal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8518 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,326 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 955 (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 0.0662 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.2401 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5229 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-3 sd in Nepal?
- Weight-for-height <-3 sd in Nepal was 0.8096 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3 in 1996.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8096 in 2022.
- How does Nepal rank for weight-for-height <-3 sd?
- Nepal ranks 53rd out of 84 countries with data for 2022.
- Is weight-for-height <-3 sd rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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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