Weight-for-height <-3 SD in South-East Asia (WHO regions)
South-East Asia (WHO regions): Weight-for-height <-3 SD was 4.3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Weight-for-height <-3 SD in South-East Asia (WHO regions), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for weight-for-height <-3 sd in South-East Asia (WHO regions) is 4.3, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-3 sd in South-East Asia (WHO regions) peaked at 4.8 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.3, in 2020.
That places South-East Asia (WHO regions) 4th out of 56 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Weight-for-height <-3 SD in South-East Asia (WHO regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.8 | — |
| 2001 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.7 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.6 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.5 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.4 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.3 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.68 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.46 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South-East Asia (WHO regions)
More health data for South-East Asia (WHO regions)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 19,175 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 10.41 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 195,584 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 3.61 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 6.83 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 299,812 (2024)
- Child deaths 104,228 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 168,569 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 187,010 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 119,985 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-3 sd in South-East Asia (WHO regions)?
- Weight-for-height <-3 sd in South-East Asia (WHO regions) was 4.3 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in South-East Asia (WHO regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in South-East Asia (WHO regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3 in 2020.
- How does South-East Asia (WHO regions) rank for weight-for-height <-3 sd?
- South-East Asia (WHO regions) ranks 4th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-3 sd rising or falling in South-East Asia (WHO regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South-East Asia (WHO regions) 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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