Children moderately or severely wasted (thousands) by country
Countries reporting
75
Highest
22,229 num th
India
Lowest
2.6 num th
Eswatini
Median
119 num th
Years covered
25
2000β2024
Data points
1,311
What the numbers show
Children moderately or severely wasted (thousands) is currently reported for 75 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 119 num th, and the mean is 585.01 num th.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8,549.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 187.9%), and the largest decrease in Republic of Korea (down 65.8%).
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 | CΓ΄te d'Ivoire | 366.8 num th | 2021 | up 76.9% | falling |
| 13 | Myanmar | 334.2 num th | 2018 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 14 | United Republic of Tanzania | 333.1 num th | 2022 | down 32.8% | rising |
| 15 | Madagascar | 320.1 num th | 2021 | up 50.2% | falling |
| 16 | Burkina Faso | 316.2 num th | 2021 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 16 | Kenya | 316.2 num th | 2022 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 18 | Viet Nam | 315.8 num th | 2023 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 19 | Chad | 266.7 num th | 2022 | down 34.3% | rising |
| 20 | Malaysia | 259.6 num th | 2022 | up 24.0% | falling |
| 21 | Senegal | 249.4 num th | 2023 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 22 | Uganda | 249.2 num th | 2022 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 23 | Ghana | 243.7 num th | 2022 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 24 | Russian Federation | 233.5 num th | 2005 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 25 | Mali | 229.4 num th | 2024 | down 49.6% | rising |
| 26 | Thailand | 229.1 num th | 2022 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 27 | Mozambique | 210.5 num th | 2022 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 28 | Nepal | 195.7 num th | 2022 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 29 | Benin | 177 num th | 2021 | up 115.1% | rising |
| 30 | Cambodia | 175.4 num th | 2021 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 31 | Cameroon | 174 num th | 2018 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 32 | Iraq | 171.6 num th | 2018 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 33 | Burundi | 169.9 num th | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 34 | Sri Lanka | 150.8 num th | 2024 | down 61.0% | falling |
| 35 | Guinea | 138.8 num th | 2022 | down 24.3% | flat |
| 36 | Algeria | 136.2 num th | 2019 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 37 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 119.7 num th | 2009 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 38 | Zimbabwe | 119 num th | 2024 | up 54.3% | flat |
| 39 | Saudi Arabia | 108.6 num th | 2020 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 40 | Mauritania | 106.5 num th | 2022 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 41 | Mexico | 101.7 num th | 2022 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Tajikistan | 85.3 num th | 2023 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 43 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 85.1 num th | 2023 | up 85.0% | falling |
| 44 | Malawi | 75.2 num th | 2020 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 45 | Sierra Leone | 72 num th | 2021 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 46 | Togo | 70.9 num th | 2017 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 47 | Haiti | 61.6 num th | 2023 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 48 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 41.9 num th | 2017 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Jordan | 26.2 num th | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 50 | Liberia | 25.4 num th | 2019 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 51 | Azerbaijan | 23.8 num th | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 52 | Kyrgyzstan | 23.5 num th | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 53 | Guinea-Bissau | 22.7 num th | 2019 | up 90.8% | falling |
| 54 | Dominican Republic | 22.3 num th | 2019 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 55 | Honduras | 20.8 num th | 2019 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 56 | Rwanda | 20.5 num th | 2020 | down 57.6% | falling |
| 57 | Gambia | 19 num th | 2020 | down 39.7% | flat |
| 58 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 16.4 num th | 2019 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Guatemala | 15.6 num th | 2021 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Peru | 15.2 num th | 2023 | up 24.6% | falling |
| 61 | Timor-Leste | 13.7 num th | 2020 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 62 | Ecuador | 10 num th | 2024 | down 61.4% | falling |
| 63 | State of Palestine | 9.6 num th | 2020 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 64 | Mongolia | 9.5 num th | 2023 | up 187.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Kuwait | 9.4 num th | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 66 | Australia and New Zealand | 8.9 num th | 2024 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 67 | Jamaica | 5.7 num th | 2018 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 68 | Guyana | 5.4 num th | 2019 | up 25.6% | falling |
| 69 | Belarus | 5.2 num th | 2023 | β | falling |
| 70 | Lesotho | 4.3 num th | 2024 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 71 | Republic of Korea | 4.1 num th | 2020 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 72 | Finland | 3.8 num th | 2023 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 73 | Chile | 3.6 num th | 2014 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 74 | Uruguay | 3.2 num th | 2018 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 75 | 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