Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)
Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG): Weight-for-height <-3 SD was 1.1 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) recorded 1.1 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 8.3% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-3 sd in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) peaked at 2.9 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.1, in 2024.
Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) ranks 26th 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.
Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.9 | — |
| 2001 | 2.7 | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 2.6 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 2.4 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 2.3 | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.2 | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 2.1 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 2 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 1.9 | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.8 | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 1.7 | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.6 | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 1.5 | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.4 | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.3 | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.2 | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.1 | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4 | 2 | 2.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.64 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (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
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 46,890 (2100)
- Child mortality rate 25.49 (2024)
- Child deaths 936,884 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 21.18 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.75 million (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 809,073 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 46.13 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3831 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 216,647 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 250,104 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-3 sd in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- Weight-for-height <-3 sd in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) was 1.1 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 in 2024.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) rank for weight-for-height <-3 sd?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) ranks 26th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-3 sd rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (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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