Children moderately or severely wasted in Malawi
Malawi: Children moderately or severely wasted was 75.2 num th in 2020. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely wasted in Malawi, 2000β2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2020, children moderately or severely wasted in Malawi stood at 75.2 num th.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.4% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely wasted in Malawi peaked at 143.2 num th in 2004 and was at its lowest, 43.3 num th, in 2018.
Malawi ranks 44th of 75 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 114.48 num th | 50.8 num th | 143.2 num th | 5 |
| 2010s | 91.8 num th | 43.3 num th | 117.1 num th | 7 |
| 2020s | 75.2 num th | 75.2 num th | 75.2 num th | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 41 Mexico 101.7 num th compare
- 42 Tajikistan 85.3 num th compare
- 43 Lao People's Democratic Republic 85.1 num th compare
- 45 Sierra Leone 72 num th compare
- 46 Togo 70.9 num th compare
- 47 Haiti 61.6 num th compare
More environment data for Malawi
- Standard Deviation 0.254 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.07 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 1,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 1,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 1,743 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 165 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 116 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 53 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 15,306 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 12,609 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely wasted in Malawi?
- Children moderately or severely wasted in Malawi was 75.2 num th in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 143.2 num th in 2004.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.3 num th in 2018.
- How does Malawi rank for children moderately or severely wasted?
- Malawi ranks 44th out of 75 countries with data for 2020.
- Is children moderately or severely wasted rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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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