Weight-for-height <-3 SD (severe wasting) in South-eastern Asia (UNSDG)
South-eastern Asia (UNSDG): Weight-for-height <-3 SD was 1.8 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Weight-for-height <-3 SD in South-eastern Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
South-eastern Asia (UNSDG) recorded 1.8 for weight-for-height <-3 sd in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-3 sd in South-eastern Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 2.3 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.8, in 2023.
South-eastern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 11th of 56 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Weight-for-height <-3 SD in South-eastern Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.3 | — |
| 2001 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.2 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.1 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.9 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.8 | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.21 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.01 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.86 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South-eastern Asia (UNSDG)
More health data for South-eastern Asia (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -5.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 6,188 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 9.87 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 65,634 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 3.37 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 6.52 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 100,314 (2024)
- Child deaths 34,680 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5154 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 22,538 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-3 sd in South-eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Weight-for-height <-3 sd in South-eastern Asia (UNSDG) was 1.8 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in South-eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in South-eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8 in 2023.
- How does South-eastern Asia (UNSDG) rank for weight-for-height <-3 sd?
- South-eastern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 11th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-3 sd rising or falling in South-eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South-eastern Asia (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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