Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Western Asia (UNSDG)
Western Asia (UNSDG): Weight-for-height <-3 SD was 0.9 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Western Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for weight-for-height <-3 sd in Western Asia (UNSDG) is 0.9, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-3 sd in Western Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 1.9 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9, in 2023.
Western Asia (UNSDG) ranks 30th 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 Western Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.9 | — |
| 2001 | 1.8 | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.7 | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.6 | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.5 | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.4 | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.3 | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.2 | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.1 | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9 | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.65 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.96 | 0.9 | 1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia (UNSDG)
- 27 Zambia 1.52 compare
- 28 Chad 1.5 compare
- 29 Madagascar 1.48 compare
- 30 Timor-Leste 1.47 compare
- 31 Egypt 1.47 compare
- 32 Kyrgyzstan 1.3 compare
- 33 Russia 1.28 compare
More health data for Western Asia (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,678 (2100)
- Child deaths 15,308 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 6.85 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 54,298 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.71 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 38,990 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 9.54 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5377 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 23,377 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 35,526 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-3 sd in Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- Weight-for-height <-3 sd in Western Asia (UNSDG) was 0.9 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 in 2023.
- How does Western Asia (UNSDG) rank for weight-for-height <-3 sd?
- Western Asia (UNSDG) ranks 30th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-3 sd rising or falling in Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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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