Children moderately or severely wasted in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Children moderately or severely wasted was 11,405 num th in 2024. ▬ Flat
Children moderately or severely wasted in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely wasted in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 11,405 num th. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely wasted in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 11,818 num th in 2004 and was at its lowest, 11,405 num th, in 2024.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 6th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Children moderately or severely wasted in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11,740 num th | — |
| 2001 | 11,752 num th | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 11,782 num th | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 11,810 num th | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 11,818 num th | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 11,816 num th | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 11,808 num th | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 11,785 num th | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 11,759 num th | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 11,732 num th | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 11,696 num th | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 11,650 num th | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 11,604 num th | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 11,566 num th | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 11,533 num th | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 11,502 num th | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 11,481 num th | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 11,471 num th | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 11,468 num th | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 11,471 num th | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11,476 num th | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11,474 num th | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 11,457 num th | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 11,433 num th | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 11,405 num th | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11,780 num th | 11,732 num th | 11,818 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,544 num th | 11,468 num th | 11,696 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,449 num th | 11,405 num th | 11,476 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 3 Indonesia 1,871 num th compare
- 4 Bangladesh 1,744 num th compare
- 5 China 1,724 num th compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,388 num th compare
- 7 Ethiopia 1,171 num th compare
- 8 Yemen 1,033 num th compare
- 9 Philippines 574.8 num th compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely wasted in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Children moderately or severely wasted in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 11,405 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 11,818 num th in 2004.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,405 num th in 2024.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for children moderately or severely wasted?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 6th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely wasted rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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