Children moderately or severely wasted in Gambia
Gambia: Children moderately or severely wasted was 19 num th in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
19 num th
Change on year
down 18.5%
World rank
63rd
of 85 countries
All-time high
39.5 num th
in 2013
All-time low
19 num th
in 2020
Years of data
7
2000–2020
Children moderately or severely wasted in Gambia, 2000–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely wasted in Gambia is 19 num th, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.5% on the previous year and down 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely wasted in Gambia peaked at 39.5 num th in 2013 and was at its lowest, 19 num th, in 2020.
Gambia ranks 63rd of 85 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Children moderately or severely wasted in Gambia, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.1 num th | — |
| 2006 | 21.8 num th | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 31.5 num th | +44.5% |
| 2012 | 33.3 num th | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 39.5 num th | +18.6% |
| 2018 | 23.3 num th | -41.0% |
| 2020 | 19 num th | -18.5% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 19 num th is below the median for low income countries, which is 210.5 num th, 9% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 19 num th is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 174 num th, 11% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.95 num th | 21.8 num th | 24.1 num th | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.9 num th | 23.3 num th | 39.5 num th | 4 |
| 2020s | 19 num th | 19 num th | 19 num th | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 60 Dominican Republic 22.3 num th compare
- 61 Honduras 20.8 num th compare
- 62 Rwanda 20.5 num th compare
- 64 United States 18.8 num th compare
- 65 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 16.4 num th compare
- 65 United Kingdom 16.4 num th compare
More environment data for Gambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.366 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9281 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely wasted in Gambia?
- Children moderately or severely wasted in Gambia was 19 num th in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.5 num th in 2013.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 num th in 2020.
- How does Gambia rank for children moderately or severely wasted?
- Gambia ranks 63rd out of 85 countries with data for 2020.
- Is children moderately or severely wasted rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gambia 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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