Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Rwanda
Rwanda: Weight-for-height <-3 SD was 0.1967 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
0.1967
Change on year
down 50.8%
World rank
78th
of 84 countries
All-time high
3.82
in 2000
All-time low
0.1967
in 2020
Years of data
9
1992–2020
Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Rwanda, 1992–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 0.1967 for weight-for-height <-3 sd in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 50.8% on the previous year and down 78.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-3 sd in Rwanda peaked at 3.82 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1967, in 2020.
Rwanda ranks 78th of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.82 | 1.82 | 1.82 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.56 | 1.67 | 3.82 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.6756 | 0.4 | 0.9025 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.1967 | 0.1967 | 0.1967 | 1 |
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More health data for Rwanda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 860.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,738 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.75 % 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 0.0402 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5118 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-3 sd in Rwanda?
- Weight-for-height <-3 sd in Rwanda was 0.1967 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 3.82 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1967 in 2020.
- How does Rwanda rank for weight-for-height <-3 sd?
- Rwanda ranks 78th out of 84 countries with data for 2020.
- Is weight-for-height <-3 sd rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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