Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Países menos adelantados
Países menos adelantados: Weight-for-height <-3 SD was 1.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Países menos adelantados, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for weight-for-height <-3 sd in Países menos adelantados is 1.5, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-3 sd in Países menos adelantados peaked at 3 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.5, in 2024.
That places Países menos adelantados 15th out of 56 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Países menos adelantados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3 | — |
| 2001 | 2.9 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 2.8 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 2.8 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.7 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 2.6 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.4 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 2.3 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.2 | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.1 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 2 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.9 | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.8 | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.7 | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.6 | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.5 | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.65 | 2.3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.02 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.62 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Países menos adelantados
More health data for Países menos adelantados
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 41,287 (2100)
- Child deaths 600,779 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 17.53 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.21 million (2024)
- Child mortality rate 17.98 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 609,519 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 35.19 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4176 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 239,084 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 337,972 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-3 sd in Países menos adelantados?
- Weight-for-height <-3 sd in Países menos adelantados was 1.5 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Países menos adelantados?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Países menos adelantados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 in 2024.
- How does Países menos adelantados rank for weight-for-height <-3 sd?
- Países menos adelantados ranks 15th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-3 sd rising or falling in Países menos adelantados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Países menos adelantados 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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