Weight-for-height <-3 SD in South America (UNSDG)
South America (UNSDG): Weight-for-height <-3 SD was 0.2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Weight-for-height <-3 SD in South America (UNSDG), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, weight-for-height <-3 sd in South America (UNSDG) stood at 0.2. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-3 sd in South America (UNSDG) peaked at 0.5 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 2024.
South America (UNSDG) ranks 46th of 56 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Weight-for-height <-3 SD in South America (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5 | — |
| 2001 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4 | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3 | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2 | -33.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.45 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.33 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.28 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America (UNSDG)
More health data for South America (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 3,058 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 64.04 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 28.56 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.37 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 36.83 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 15.87 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.32 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 8.85 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 1.3 (2024)
- Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 78.7 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-3 sd in South America (UNSDG)?
- Weight-for-height <-3 sd in South America (UNSDG) was 0.2 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in South America (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in South America (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 2024.
- How does South America (UNSDG) rank for weight-for-height <-3 sd?
- South America (UNSDG) ranks 46th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-3 sd rising or falling in South America (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South America (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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