Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Paraguay
Paraguay: Weight-for-height <-3 SD was 0.3597 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
0.3597
World rank
72nd
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.4227
in 2012
All-time low
0.2073
in 1990
Years of data
5
1990–2016
Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Paraguay, 1990–2016
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for weight-for-height <-3 sd in Paraguay is 0.3597, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-3 sd in Paraguay peaked at 0.4227 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2073, in 1990.
Paraguay ranks 72nd of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2883 | 0.2073 | 0.3694 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3085 | 0.3085 | 0.3085 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3912 | 0.3597 | 0.4227 | 2 |
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More health data for Paraguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2374 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,098 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 339 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.01 % 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 0.0672 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4987 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-3 sd in Paraguay?
- Weight-for-height <-3 sd in Paraguay was 0.3597 in 2016, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4227 in 2012.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2073 in 1990.
- How does Paraguay rank for weight-for-height <-3 sd?
- Paraguay ranks 72nd out of 84 countries with data for 2016.
- Is weight-for-height <-3 sd rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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