Children moderately or severely wasted in World
World: Children moderately or severely wasted was 42,754 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely wasted in World, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
World recorded 42,754 num th for children moderately or severely wasted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely wasted in World peaked at 54,995 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 42,754 num th, in 2024.
That places World 1st out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53,513 num th | 51,797 num th | 54,995 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 49,462 num th | 46,677 num th | 51,503 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 44,240 num th | 42,754 num th | 45,877 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More environment data for World
- Standard Deviation 0.208 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 241.28 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 431.35 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 4.18 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 1.50 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 68.53 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 76.62 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 71.11 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 77.03 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely wasted in World?
- Children moderately or severely wasted in World was 42,754 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely wasted recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 54,995 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely wasted recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,754 num th in 2024.
- How does World rank for children moderately or severely wasted?
- World ranks 1st out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely wasted rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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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