Children moderately or severely wasted in Northern America
Northern America: Children moderately or severely wasted was 32.2 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely wasted in Northern America, 2000–2024
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 25th out of 26 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.
Children moderately or severely wasted in Northern America, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 111.6 num th | — |
| 2001 | 108.9 num th | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 106.3 num th | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 103.8 num th | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 101.2 num th | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 98.5 num th | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 95.9 num th | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 93.8 num th | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 91.5 num th | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 88.7 num th | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 85.3 num th | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 81.5 num th | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 77.3 num th | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 73.1 num th | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 69.1 num th | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 65.6 num th | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 62.2 num th | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 58.7 num th | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 55.1 num th | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 51.2 num th | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 47.1 num th | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 42.9 num th | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 39.1 num th | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 35.6 num th | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 32.2 num th | -9.6% |
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, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 70.81 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 60.43 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 13.25 kg/cap (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 25th out of 26 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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