Children moderately or severely wasted in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Children moderately or severely wasted was 861.8 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely wasted in Eastern Asia, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Eastern Asia recorded 861.8 num th for children moderately or severely wasted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.3% on the previous year and down 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely wasted in Eastern Asia peaked at 2,962 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 861.8 num th, in 2024.
Eastern Asia ranks 17th of 28 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,481 num th | 2,163 num th | 2,962 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,918 num th | 1,595 num th | 2,131 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,150 num th | 861.8 num th | 1,462 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 14 United Republic of Tanzania 333.1 num th compare
- 15 Madagascar 320.1 num th compare
- 16 Burkina Faso 316.2 num th compare
- 16 Kenya 316.2 num th compare
- 18 Viet Nam 315.8 num th compare
- 19 Chad 266.7 num th compare
- 20 Malaysia 259.6 num th compare
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation 0.309 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.98 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Export quantity 6.03 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Agricultural Use 25.26 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Agricultural Use 9.16 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per area of cropland 65.98 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per capita 5.53 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) β Export value 10.59 million 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely wasted in Eastern Asia?
- Children moderately or severely wasted in Eastern Asia was 861.8 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,962 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 861.8 num th in 2024.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for children moderately or severely wasted?
- Eastern Asia ranks 17th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely wasted rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely wasted (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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