Weight-for-height <-3 SD (severe wasting) in World
World: Weight-for-height <-3 SD was 1.9 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.9
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
10th
of 56 groups
All-time high
2.7
in 2000
All-time low
1.9
in 2019
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Weight-for-height <-3 SD in World, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
World recorded 1.9 for weight-for-height <-3 sd in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-3 sd in World peaked at 2.7 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.9, in 2019.
World ranks 10th 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 World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.7 | — |
| 2001 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.6 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.4 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 2.4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.3 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.2 | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.1 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.9 | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.53 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.09 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 5 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0381 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6031 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height <-3 sd in World?
- Weight-for-height <-3 sd in World was 1.9 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9 in 2019.
- How does World rank for weight-for-height <-3 sd?
- World ranks 10th out of 56 groups with data for 2024.
- Is weight-for-height <-3 sd rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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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