Children moderately or severely wasted in Northern America
Northern America: Children moderately or severely wasted was 32.2 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely wasted in Northern America, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely wasted in Northern America stood at 32.2 num th. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely wasted in Northern America peaked at 111.6 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 32.2 num th, in 2024.
That places Northern America 27th out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.02 num th | 88.7 num th | 111.6 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.91 num th | 51.2 num th | 85.3 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.38 num th | 32.2 num th | 47.1 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More environment data for Northern America
- Standard Deviation 0.466 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 Β°C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper β Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Agricultural Use 14.64 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Use per capita 37.99 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Use per area of cropland 75.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per capita 13.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per value of agricultural production 11.92 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Import quantity 5.16 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely wasted in Northern America?
- Children moderately or severely wasted in Northern America was 32.2 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 111.6 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2 num th in 2024.
- How does Northern America rank for children moderately or severely wasted?
- Northern America ranks 27th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely wasted rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern America 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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