Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG)
Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG): Weight-for-height <-3 SD was 1 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for weight-for-height <-3 sd in Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG) is 1, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-3 sd in Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG) peaked at 1.2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2017.
Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG) ranks 27th of 56 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.17 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 | 1 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG)
- 25 Cameroon 1.59 compare
- 26 Guinea-Bissau 1.53 compare
- 27 Zambia 1.52 compare
- 28 Chad 1.5 compare
- 29 Madagascar 1.48 compare
- 30 Timor-Leste 1.47 compare
More health data for Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 806.84 (2100)
- Child deaths 9,030 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 9.62 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 19,940 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 7.91 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 10,910 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 17.45 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5146 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 8,754 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 8,748 (2024)
All data for Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-3 sd in Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG)?
- Weight-for-height <-3 sd in Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG) was 1 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2017.
- How does Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG) rank for weight-for-height <-3 sd?
- Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG) ranks 27th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-3 sd rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small island developing States (SIDS) (UNSDG) 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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