Children moderately or severely wasted (thousands) by country
Countries reporting
85
Highest
22,229 num th
India
Lowest
2.6 num th
Eswatini
Median
106.5 num th
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
1,386
What the numbers show
Children moderately or severely wasted (thousands) is currently reported for 85 countries. The highest value is 22,229 num th in India; the lowest is 2.6 num th in Eswatini.
The median across all reporting countries is 106.5 num th, and the mean is 530.24 num th.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8,549.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 187.9%), and the largest decrease in United States (down 69.3%).
Children moderately or severely wasted: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 22,229 num th | 2020 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 2 | Nigeria | 3,873 num th | 2021 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 3 | Indonesia | 1,871 num th | 2023 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 1,744 num th | 2022 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 5 | China | 1,724 num th | 2017 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,388 num th | 2023 | up 21.4% | falling |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 1,171 num th | 2019 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 8 | Yemen | 1,033 num th | 2022 | up 75.2% | rising |
| 9 | Philippines | 574.8 num th | 2021 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 10 | Niger | 496.4 num th | 2022 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 11 | Egypt | 411.7 num th | 2021 | down 51.0% | rising |
| 12 | Cote d'Ivoire | 366.8 num th | 2021 | up 76.9% | falling |
| 12 | Côte d'Ivoire | 366.8 num th | 2021 | up 76.9% | falling |
| 14 | Myanmar | 334.2 num th | 2018 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 15 | United Republic of Tanzania | 333.1 num th | 2022 | down 32.8% | rising |
| 16 | Madagascar | 320.1 num th | 2021 | up 50.2% | falling |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 316.2 num th | 2021 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 17 | Kenya | 316.2 num th | 2022 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 19 | Vietnam | 315.8 num th | 2023 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 19 | Viet Nam | 315.8 num th | 2023 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 21 | Chad | 266.7 num th | 2022 | down 34.3% | rising |
| 22 | Malaysia | 259.6 num th | 2022 | up 24.0% | falling |
| 23 | Senegal | 249.4 num th | 2023 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 24 | Uganda | 249.2 num th | 2022 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 25 | Ghana | 243.7 num th | 2022 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 26 | Russia | 233.5 num th | 2005 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 26 | Russian Federation | 233.5 num th | 2005 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 28 | Mali | 229.4 num th | 2024 | down 49.6% | rising |
| 29 | Thailand | 229.1 num th | 2022 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 30 | Mozambique | 210.5 num th | 2022 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 31 | Nepal | 195.7 num th | 2022 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 32 | Benin | 177 num th | 2021 | up 115.1% | rising |
| 33 | Cambodia | 175.4 num th | 2021 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 34 | Cameroon | 174 num th | 2018 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 35 | Iraq | 171.6 num th | 2018 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 36 | Burundi | 169.9 num th | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 37 | Sri Lanka | 150.8 num th | 2024 | down 61.0% | falling |
| 38 | Guinea | 138.8 num th | 2022 | down 24.3% | flat |
| 39 | Algeria | 136.2 num th | 2019 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 40 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 119.7 num th | 2009 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 41 | Zimbabwe | 119 num th | 2024 | up 54.3% | flat |
| 42 | Saudi Arabia | 108.6 num th | 2020 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 43 | Mauritania | 106.5 num th | 2022 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 44 | Mexico | 101.7 num th | 2022 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Caribbean | 92 num th | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 46 | Tajikistan | 85.3 num th | 2023 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 47 | Laos | 85.1 num th | 2023 | up 85.0% | falling |
| 47 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 85.1 num th | 2023 | up 85.0% | falling |
| 49 | Malawi | 75.2 num th | 2020 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 50 | Sierra Leone | 72 num th | 2021 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 51 | Togo | 70.9 num th | 2017 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 52 | Haiti | 61.6 num th | 2023 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 53 | Central African Republic | 48.8 num th | 2022 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 54 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 41.9 num th | 2017 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Jordan | 26.2 num th | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 56 | Liberia | 25.4 num th | 2019 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 57 | Azerbaijan | 23.8 num th | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 58 | Kyrgyzstan | 23.5 num th | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 59 | Guinea-Bissau | 22.7 num th | 2019 | up 90.8% | falling |
| 60 | Dominican Republic | 22.3 num th | 2019 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 61 | Honduras | 20.8 num th | 2019 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 62 | Rwanda | 20.5 num th | 2020 | down 57.6% | falling |
| 63 | Gambia | 19 num th | 2020 | down 39.7% | flat |
| 64 | United States | 18.8 num th | 2022 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 65 | United Kingdom | 16.4 num th | 2019 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 65 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 16.4 num th | 2019 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Guatemala | 15.6 num th | 2021 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Peru | 15.2 num th | 2023 | up 24.6% | falling |
| 69 | East Timor | 13.7 num th | 2020 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 69 | Timor-Leste | 13.7 num th | 2020 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 71 | Ecuador | 10 num th | 2024 | down 61.4% | falling |
| 72 | State of Palestine | 9.6 num th | 2020 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 73 | Mongolia | 9.5 num th | 2023 | up 187.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Kuwait | 9.4 num th | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 75 | Australia and New Zealand | 8.9 num th | 2024 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 76 | Jamaica | 5.7 num th | 2018 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 77 | Guyana | 5.4 num th | 2019 | up 25.6% | falling |
| 78 | Belarus | 5.2 num th | 2023 | — | falling |
| 79 | Lesotho | 4.3 num th | 2024 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 80 | South Korea | 4.1 num th | 2020 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 80 | Republic of Korea | 4.1 num th | 2020 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 82 | Finland | 3.8 num th | 2023 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 83 | Chile | 3.6 num th | 2014 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 84 | Uruguay | 3.2 num th | 2018 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Eswatini | 2.6 num th | 2021 | up 116.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 42,754 num th
- Asia 30,018 num th
- Central and Southern Asia 24,572 num th
- Southern Asia 24,376 num th
- Africa 11,664 num th
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 11,405 num th
- Sub-Saharan Africa 10,166 num th
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 4,438 num th
- Western Africa 4,353 num th
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 4,327 num th
- South-Eastern Asia 3,577 num th
- Eastern Africa 3,574 num th
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 2,505 num th
- Middle Africa 2,028 num th
- Northern Africa 1,498 num th
- Western Asia 1,007 num th
- Eastern Asia 861.8 num th
- Latin America and the Caribbean 605 num th
- South America 375.1 num th
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 235.7 num th
- Southern Africa 211 num th
- Central Asia 195.7 num th
- Central America 137.9 num th
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 134.1 num th
- Northern America 32.2 num th
- United States of America 18.8 num th