Wasting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height <-2 SD), survey-based estimates
DemographicsWHO GHOwho_gho:NUTRITION_WH_2•%•1983 → 2024•164 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
DemographicsWHO GHO
Coverage
164
Frequency
—
Range
1983 \u2192 2024
Latest
2024
Wasting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height <-2 SD), survey-based estimates by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 1.3%
1.3% – 2.4%
2.4% – 3.4%
3.4% – 5.01%
5.01% – 7.39%
7.39% – 11.67%
> 11.67%
No data
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Highest 15 countries
Wasting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height <-2 SD), survey-based estimates
164 countries with data
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Distribution across countries
Wasting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height <-2 SD), survey-based estimates
Countries
164
Median
4.1%
Mean
5.8%
25th pctl
2.2%
75th pctl
8.3%
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Compare trends
Wasting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height <-2 SD), survey-based estimates
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| EritreaERI | 26.1% | 2010 | |
| SudanSDN | 23.7% | 2014 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 22.2% | 2022 | |
| South SudanSSD | 21.5% | 2010 | |
| IndiaIND | 16.8% | 2020 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 16.7% | 2021 | |
| ChadTCD | 16.7% | 2021 | |
| PakistanPAK | 16.6% | 2013 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 15.7% | 1995 | |
| SenegalSEN | 15% | 2023 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 14.8% | 2014 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 14.3% | 2009 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 14.1% | 2010 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 14% | 2019 | |
| MaliMLI | 13.7% | 2022 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 13.6% | 2022 | |
| GuineaGIN | 13.2% | 2022 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 12.7% | 2022 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 12.6% | 1985 | — |
| NepalNPL | 12.5% | 2019 | |
| UkraineUKR | 12.3% | 2000 | — |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 12.2% | 2014 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 12.1% | 2023 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 11.7% | 2021 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 11.6% | 2021 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 11.5% | 2023 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 10.8% | 2010 | |
| LibyaLBY | 10.2% | 2014 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 10.1% | 2011 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 9.4% | 2007 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 9.3% | 2024 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 9.3% | 2017 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 9.2% | 2017 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 9.1% | 2019 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 8.9% | 2010 | |
| BeninBEN | 8.8% | 2021 | |
| OmanOMN | 8.7% | 2017 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 8.6% | 2017 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 8.4% | 2021 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 8.3% | 2019 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 8.3% | 2013 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 8.2% | 2023 | |
| BurundiBDI | 7.8% | 2024 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 7.8% | 2015 | |
| FijiFJI | 7.7% | 2021 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 7.7% | 2023 | |
| ThailandTHA | 7.5% | 2022 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 7.3% | 2009 | |
| NigerNER | 7.1% | 2022 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 6.9% | 1994 | |
| BahrainBHR | 6.6% | 1995 | |
| IraqIRQ | 6.5% | 2011 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 6.4% | 2021 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 6.3% | 2019 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 6.3% | 2021 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 6.2% | 2015 | |
| TogoTGO | 6.1% | 2017 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 5.9% | 2014 | |
| BhutanBTN | 5.9% | 2023 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 5.9% | 2014 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 5.8% | 2018 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 5.6% | 2019 | |
| ComorosCOM | 5.5% | 2022 | |
| AngolaAGO | 5.4% | 2015 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 5.4% | 2021 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 5.2% | 2022 | |
| TongaTON | 5.2% | 2012 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 5.2% | 2013 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 5.1% | 2020 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 5.1% | 2024 | |
| HaitiHTI | 5% | 2023 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 5% | 2005 | — |
| ZambiaZMB | 5% | 2018 | |
| GhanaGHA | 4.7% | 2022 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 4.6% | 2019 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 4.6% | 2021 | — |
| SurinameSUR | 4.4% | 2018 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 4.4% | 2023 | |
| CameroonCMR | 4.3% | 2018 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 4.3% | 2017 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 4.2% | 2017 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 4.1% | 2012 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 4.1% | 2009 | |
| GabonGAB | 3.9% | 2020 | |
| KenyaKEN | 3.9% | 2022 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 3.9% | 2013 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 3.9% | 2020 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 3.9% | 2022 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 3.8% | 2022 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 3.7% | 2012 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 3.6% | 2017 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 3.5% | 2017 | — |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 3.4% | 2010 | |
| MexicoMEX | 3.4% | 2021 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 3.4% | 2019 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 3.4% | 2022 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 3.3% | 2021 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 3.2% | 2018 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 3.2% | 2000 | — |
| UgandaUGA | 3.2% | 2022 | |
| BrazilBRA | 3.1% | 2019 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 3% | 2011 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 3% | 2019 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 3% | 2011 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 2.9% | 2021 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 2.9% | 2019 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 2.8% | 2013 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 2.8% | 2007 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 2.7% | 2023 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 2.7% | 2023 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 2.7% | 2023 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 2.7% | 2005 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 2.7% | 2012 | |
| MalawiMWI | 2.6% | 2020 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 2.5% | 2012 | — |
| JapanJPN | 2.4% | 2010 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 2.4% | 2019 | |
| UruguayURY | 2.4% | 2018 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 2.3% | 2012 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 2.3% | 2019 | |
| LesothoLSO | 2.3% | 2018 | |
| PanamaPAN | 2.2% | 2008 | |
| RomaniaROU | 2.2% | 2002 | |
| HondurasHND | 2.1% | 2019 | |
| RwandaRWA | 2.1% | 2018 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 2% | 2001 | |
| ChinaCHN | 1.9% | 2017 | |
| CubaCUB | 1.9% | 2019 | |
| SamoaWSM | 1.8% | 2019 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 1.7% | 2018 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 1.7% | 2016 | |
| JordanJOR | 1.7% | 2023 | |
| LatviaLVA | 1.7% | 2021 | — |
| FinlandFIN | 1.6% | 2023 | |
| QatarQAT | 1.6% | 2023 | |
| GreeceGRC | 1.5% | 2003 | — |
| BoliviaBOL | 1.4% | 2016 | |
| LebanonLBN | 1.4% | 2021 | |
| BelarusBLR | 1.3% | 2023 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 1.3% | 2018 | |
| NauruNRU | 1.3% | 2023 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 1.2% | 2018 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 1.2% | 1996 | — |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 1.2% | 2020 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 1.2% | 2020 | — |
| PortugalPRT | 1.1% | 2016 | — |
| PeruPER | 1% | 2023 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 1% | 2016 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 0.9% | 2017 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 0.8% | 2023 | |
| GermanyDEU | 0.8% | 2004 | — |
| GuatemalaGTM | 0.8% | 2021 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 0.8% | 2021 | |
| EcuadorECU | 0.7% | 2024 | |
| PolandPOL | 0.7% | 2019 | |
| ChileCHL | 0.4% | 2014 | |
| MaltaMLT | 0.4% | 2022 | — |
| United KingdomGBR | 0.3% | 2019 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 0.2% | 2007 | |
| IrelandIRL | 0.1% | 2011 | — |
| United StatesUSA | 0.1% | 2022 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 0% | 2009 | — |
| EstoniaEST | 0% | 2014 | — |
| St. LuciaLCA | 0% | 2012 | — |
Source: World Health Organization (WHO GHO)