Jordan vs Oman: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted
Jordan
26,760
in 2023
Oman
38,760
in 2017
Jordan rank
63rd
Oman rank
62nd
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted over time
- Jordan
- Oman
How they compare
Oman currently reports 38,760 against 26,760 in Jordan, a difference of 12,000.
That makes Oman's figure about 1.4 times Jordan's.
Jordan ranks 63rd and Oman ranks 62nd of 99 countries.
Oman 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, Jordan or Oman?
- Oman, at 38,760 against 26,760 in Jordan as of 2017.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: number of children who are wasted between Jordan and Oman?
- 12,000, with Oman ahead.
- How do Jordan and Oman rank globally for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Jordan ranks 63rd and Oman ranks 62nd 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.