Bhutan vs Uruguay: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted
Bhutan
2,460
in 2023
Uruguay
3,170
in 2018
Bhutan rank
99th
Uruguay rank
97th
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted over time
- Bhutan
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 3,170 against 2,460 in Bhutan, a difference of 710.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.3 times Bhutan's.
Bhutan ranks 99th and Uruguay ranks 97th of 99 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: number of children who are wasted, Bhutan or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 3,170 against 2,460 in Bhutan as of 2018.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: number of children who are wasted between Bhutan and Uruguay?
- 710, with Uruguay ahead.
- How do Bhutan and Uruguay rank globally for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Bhutan ranks 99th and Uruguay ranks 97th of 99 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of children younger than five who are 'wasted'. Wasting is when a child’s weight is significantly lower than the average for their height, for example because of acute food shortage or disease.