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Prevalence of wasting, weight for height (% of children under 5) — series 3

Name: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height (% of children under 5) — series 3
Creator: Our World in Data
Keywords: social, % of children under 5, prevalence, wasting, weight, for, height, children, under, series

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•164 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

4.8% of children under 5

Median: 3.5% of children under 5

Countries Covered

164

with available data

Highest

South Sudan

22.7% of children under 5

Lowest

United States of America

0.1% of children under 5

Top 5 Countries

1South Sudan22.7% of children under 5

2India18.7% of children under 5

3Yemen16.8% of children under 5

4Sudan16.3% of children under 5

5Mauritius15.7% of children under 5

By Region

Asia5.8% of children under 5(23 countries)

Other5.4% of children under 5(104 countries)

Africa5.1% of children under 5(9 countries)

Europe2.4% of children under 5(17 countries)

South America1.4% of children under 5(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.1% of children under 5)High (22.7% of children under 5)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 4.8% of children under 5)

Asia (23)

Other (104)

Africa (9)

Europe (17)

South America (7)

North America (3)

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 ↕
1	South Sudan	22.7% of children under 5
2	India	18.7% of children under 5
3	Yemen	16.8% of children under 5
4	Sudan	16.3% of children under 5
5	Mauritius	15.7% of children under 5
6	Eritrea	14.6% of children under 5
7	Somalia	14.3% of children under 5
8	Papua New Guinea	14.1% of children under 5
9	Mauritania	13.6% of children under 5
10	Djibouti	12.1% of children under 5
11	Nigeria	11.6% of children under 5
12	Syrian Arab Republic	11.5% of children under 5
13	Malaysia	11.0% of children under 5
14	Niger	10.9% of children under 5
15	Lao People's Democratic Republic	10.7% of children under 5
16	Bangladesh	10.7% of children under 5
17	Senegal	10.2% of children under 5
18	Cambodia	9.6% of children under 5
19	Sri Lanka	9.3% of children under 5
20	Oman	9.3% of children under 5
21	Burkina Faso	9.3% of children under 5
22	Maldives	9.1% of children under 5
23	Solomon Islands	8.5% of children under 5
24	Indonesia	8.4% of children under 5
25	Benin	8.3% of children under 5
26	Timor-Leste	8.3% of children under 5
27	Republic of the Congo	8.2% of children under 5
28	Ukraine	8.2% of children under 5
29	Cote d'Ivoire	8.1% of children under 5
30	Burundi	7.8% of children under 5
31	Chad	7.8% of children under 5
32	Guinea-Bissau	7.8% of children under 5
33	Myanmar	7.4% of children under 5
34	Botswana	7.3% of children under 5
35	Democratic Republic of the Congo	7.2% of children under 5
36	Madagascar	7.2% of children under 5
37	Thailand	7.2% of children under 5
38	Namibia	7.1% of children under 5
39	Pakistan	7.1% of children under 5
40	Nepal	7.0% of children under 5
41	Ethiopia	6.8% of children under 5
42	Barbados	6.8% of children under 5
43	Bahrain	6.6% of children under 5
44	Guyana	6.5% of children under 5
45	Guinea	6.4% of children under 5
46	Tajikistan	6.4% of children under 5
47	Trinidad and Tobago	6.4% of children under 5
48	Sierra Leone	6.3% of children under 5
49	Bulgaria	5.9% of children under 5
50	Ghana	5.8% of children under 5
51	Togo	5.7% of children under 5
52	Suriname	5.5% of children under 5
53	Mali	5.4% of children under 5
54	Philippines	5.4% of children under 5
55	Central African Republic	5.2% of children under 5
56	Comoros	5.1% of children under 5
57	Republic of The Gambia	5.1% of children under 5
58	Zimbabwe	5.1% of children under 5
59	Bhutan	5.1% of children under 5
60	Haiti	5.0% of children under 5
61	Lithuania	4.9% of children under 5
62	Angola	4.9% of children under 5
63	Vanuatu	4.7% of children under 5
64	Fiji	4.6% of children under 5
65	Czech Republic	4.5% of children under 5
66	Kenya	4.5% of children under 5
67	Vietnam	4.4% of children under 5
68	Armenia	4.4% of children under 5
69	Cameroon	4.3% of children under 5
70	Islamic Republic of Iran	4.3% of children under 5
71	Seychelles	4.3% of children under 5
72	Zambia	4.2% of children under 5
73	Sao Tome and Principe	4.1% of children under 5
74	Turkmenistan	4.1% of children under 5
75	Venezuela	4.1% of children under 5
76	Saudi Arabia	3.9% of children under 5
77	Mozambique	3.8% of children under 5
78	Saint Lucia	3.7% of children under 5
79	Singapore	3.6% of children under 5
80	South Africa	3.6% of children under 5
81	Afghanistan	3.6% of children under 5
82	Kiribati	3.5% of children under 5
83	Kuwait	3.5% of children under 5
84	Libya	3.5% of children under 5
85	Marshall Islands	3.5% of children under 5
86	Romania	3.5% of children under 5
87	Azerbaijan	3.5% of children under 5
88	Gabon	3.4% of children under 5
89	Liberia	3.4% of children under 5
90	The Republic of North Macedonia	3.4% of children under 5
91	Brazil	3.4% of children under 5
92	Russian Federation	3.3% of children under 5
93	Egypt	3.3% of children under 5
94	Jamaica	3.2% of children under 5
95	Uganda	3.2% of children under 5
96	Equatorial Guinea	3.1% of children under 5
97	Kazakhstan	3.1% of children under 5
98	United Republic of Tanzania	3.1% of children under 5
99	Samoa	3.1% of children under 5
100	Iraq	3.0% of children under 5
101	Kyrgyzstan	3.0% of children under 5
102	El Salvador	2.9% of children under 5
103	Brunei Darussalam	2.9% of children under 5
104	Tuvalu	2.8% of children under 5
105	Mongolia	2.7% of children under 5
106	Algeria	2.7% of children under 5
107	Malawi	2.6% of children under 5
108	Serbia	2.6% of children under 5
109	North Korea	2.5% of children under 5
110	Cape Verde	2.4% of children under 5
111	Japan	2.4% of children under 5
112	Morocco	2.4% of children under 5
113	Uzbekistan	2.4% of children under 5
114	Jordan	2.3% of children under 5
115	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2.3% of children under 5
116	Dominican Republic	2.2% of children under 5
117	Montenegro	2.2% of children under 5
118	Nicaragua	2.2% of children under 5
119	Tunisia	2.1% of children under 5
120	Cuba	2.0% of children under 5
121	Bolivia	2.0% of children under 5
122	People's Republic of China	1.9% of children under 5
123	Honduras	1.9% of children under 5
124	Moldova, Republic of	1.9% of children under 5
125	Costa Rica	1.8% of children under 5
126	Eswatini	1.8% of children under 5
127	Belize	1.8% of children under 5
128	Latvia	1.7% of children under 5
129	Türkiye	1.7% of children under 5
130	Argentina	1.7% of children under 5
131	Colombia	1.6% of children under 5
132	Finland	1.6% of children under 5
133	Lesotho	1.6% of children under 5
134	Qatar	1.6% of children under 5
135	Albania	1.6% of children under 5
136	Estonia	1.5% of children under 5
137	Greece	1.5% of children under 5
138	Uruguay	1.4% of children under 5
139	Belarus	1.3% of children under 5
140	State of Palestine	1.3% of children under 5
141	Lebanon	1.3% of children under 5
142	Nauru	1.3% of children under 5
143	Turks and Caicos Islands	1.2% of children under 5
144	Panama	1.1% of children under 5
145	Portugal	1.1% of children under 5
146	Rwanda	1.1% of children under 5
147	Tonga	1.1% of children under 5
148	Mexico	1.0% of children under 5
149	Netherlands	1.0% of children under 5
150	Paraguay	1.0% of children under 5
151	Guatemala	0.8% of children under 5
152	Poland	0.8% of children under 5
153	Belgium	0.8% of children under 5
154	Ecuador	0.7% of children under 5
155	Georgia	0.6% of children under 5
156	Peru	0.6% of children under 5
157	Germany	0.5% of children under 5
158	Ireland	0.4% of children under 5
159	Malta	0.4% of children under 5
160	United Kingdom	0.4% of children under 5
161	Chile	0.3% of children under 5
162	South Korea	0.2% of children under 5
163	Australia	0.2% of children under 5
164	United States of America	0.1% of children under 5

Showing 164 of 164 countries

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Data Source

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

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