environmental2024

Wasted numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions), model-based estimates

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data164 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
313.2value
Median: 22.5value
Countries Covered
164
with available data
Highest
India
22,174.6value
Lowest
Nauru
0.0value
Top 5 Countries
1India22,174.6value
2Nigeria3,856.8value
3Pakistan2,185.1value
4Indonesia1,877.3value
5Bangladesh1,743.1value
By Region
Asia1,450.1value(23 countries)
Africa740.2value(9 countries)
Other98.3value(104 countries)
South America90.9value(7 countries)
North America46.0value(3 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0value)High (22,174.6value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 313.2value)

Asia (23)
Africa (9)
Other (104)
South America (7)
North America (3)
Europe (17)
Oceania (1)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1India22,174.6value
2Nigeria3,856.8value
3Pakistan2,185.1value
4Indonesia1,877.3value
5Bangladesh1,743.1value
6People's Republic of China1,723.6value
7Democratic Republic of the Congo1,387.9value
8Ethiopia1,171.5value
9Sudan1,032.4value
10Yemen1,030.3value
11Philippines574.5value
12Niger497.6value
13Brazil484.9value
14Egypt405.9value
15South Sudan380.2value
16Cote d'Ivoire368.5value
17Syrian Arab Republic348.1value
18Somalia338.2value
19Myanmar334.1value
20United Republic of Tanzania328.5value
21Islamic Republic of Iran326.0value
22Madagascar318.3value
23Vietnam315.9value
24Burkina Faso314.7value
25Kenya314.2value
26Chad267.7value
27Malaysia259.6value
28Angola251.3value
29Senegal250.1value
30Uganda249.2value
31Ghana243.9value
32Afghanistan237.2value
33Russian Federation232.1value
34Thailand229.5value
35Mali229.4value
36Mozambique210.8value
37South Africa203.9value
38Nepal196.4value
39Benin177.3value
40Ukraine176.3value
41Cambodia175.2value
42Cameroon173.9value
43Burundi170.6value
44Iraq169.9value
45Sri Lanka150.8value
46Papua New Guinea148.7value
47Guinea138.7value
48Algeria136.1value
49Japan130.2value
50Zambia122.6value
51Venezuela119.7value
52Zimbabwe119.0value
53Türkiye117.7value
54Saudi Arabia107.6value
55Mauritania106.8value
56Mexico103.8value
57Uzbekistan94.9value
58Tajikistan85.4value
59Lao People's Democratic Republic85.1value
60Morocco78.6value
61Malawi76.5value
62Sierra Leone71.9value
63Togo70.7value
64Republic of the Congo68.5value
65Eritrea67.2value
66Argentina62.4value
67Haiti61.8value
68Kazakhstan60.4value
69Colombia56.1value
70Central African Republic48.6value
71North Korea41.9value
72Romania38.9value
73Oman38.8value
74Turkmenistan33.6value
75Jordan26.8value
76Liberia25.4value
77Bolivia24.9value
78Kyrgyzstan23.6value
79Azerbaijan23.6value
80Libya23.0value
81Guinea-Bissau22.6value
82Dominican Republic22.6value
83Tunisia22.5value
84Namibia22.3value
85Honduras21.0value
86Rwanda20.2value
87Czech Republic20.1value
88Bulgaria20.1value
89Republic of The Gambia19.2value
90United States of America18.8value
91Germany18.5value
92Botswana17.4value
93Mauritius17.4value
94Peru16.2value
95Guatemala15.6value
96United Kingdom15.5value
97Poland15.2value
98Nicaragua14.9value
99El Salvador14.7value
100Djibouti13.9value
101Timor-Leste13.7value
102Cuba11.5value
103Gabon10.9value
104Ecuador9.6value
105Mongolia9.5value
106State of Palestine9.4value
107Netherlands9.4value
108Armenia9.3value
109Kuwait9.3value
110Singapore8.9value
111Serbia8.5value
112Solomon Islands8.2value
113Greece8.0value
114Lithuania6.7value
115Paraguay6.6value
116Costa Rica6.2value
117Equatorial Guinea6.1value
118Trinidad and Tobago6.1value
119Lebanon5.9value
120Comoros5.8value
121Jamaica5.7value
122Guyana5.4value
123Belarus5.2value
124Portugal4.8value
125Belgium4.7value
126Bahrain4.6value
127Panama4.2value
128Lesotho4.2value
129Moldova, Republic of4.1value
130Fiji3.9value
131Bosnia and Herzegovina3.8value
132Finland3.8value
133The Republic of North Macedonia3.7value
134Chile3.6value
135South Korea3.5value
136Maldives3.3value
137Uruguay3.2value
138Suriname3.0value
139Albania2.8value
140Australia2.7value
141Eswatini2.6value
142Qatar2.5value
143Bhutan2.5value
144Vanuatu1.8value
145Georgia1.7value
146Latvia1.6value
147Ireland1.4value
148Sao Tome and Principe1.2value
149Barbados1.2value
150Cape Verde1.1value
151Estonia1.1value
152Samoa0.9value
153Brunei Darussalam0.9value
154Montenegro0.8value
155Belize0.7value
156Kiribati0.6value
157Saint Lucia0.4value
158Seychelles0.3value
159Marshall Islands0.2value
160Tonga0.1value
161Malta0.1value
162Turks and Caicos Islands0.0value
163Tuvalu0.0value
164Nauru0.0value
Showing 164 of 164 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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