Children moderately or severely wasted in Western Asia
Western Asia: Children moderately or severely wasted was 1,007 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely wasted in Western Asia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely wasted in Western Asia is 1,007 num th, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely wasted in Western Asia peaked at 1,186 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,007 num th, in 2024.
Western Asia ranks 16th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely wasted in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,186 num th | — |
| 2001 | 1,173 num th | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 1,160 num th | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1,150 num th | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 1,142 num th | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1,136 num th | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1,130 num th | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1,127 num th | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1,130 num th | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,133 num th | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1,137 num th | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1,144 num th | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1,152 num th | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1,160 num th | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1,166 num th | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1,166 num th | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,158 num th | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1,143 num th | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 1,124 num th | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 1,100 num th | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 1,073 num th | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 1,049 num th | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 1,030 num th | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 1,017 num th | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 1,007 num th | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,147 num th | 1,127 num th | 1,186 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,145 num th | 1,100 num th | 1,166 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,035 num th | 1,007 num th | 1,073 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 14 Myanmar 334.2 num th compare
- 15 United Republic of Tanzania 333.1 num th compare
- 16 Madagascar 320.1 num th compare
- 17 Burkina Faso 316.2 num th compare
- 17 Kenya 316.2 num th compare
- 19 Viet Nam 315.8 num th compare
- 19 Vietnam 315.8 num th compare
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 5.12 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 4.72 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 23.62 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 8.47 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 20.01 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely wasted in Western Asia?
- Children moderately or severely wasted in Western Asia was 1,007 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,186 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,007 num th in 2024.
- How does Western Asia rank for children moderately or severely wasted?
- Western Asia ranks 16th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely wasted rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Asia 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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