Children moderately or severely wasted in World
World: Children moderately or severely wasted was 42,754 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely wasted in World, 2000–2024
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 26 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.
Children moderately or severely wasted in World, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54,995 num th | — |
| 2001 | 54,696 num th | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 54,444 num th | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 54,182 num th | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 53,880 num th | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 53,483 num th | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 53,005 num th | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 52,527 num th | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 52,121 num th | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 51,797 num th | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 51,503 num th | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 51,205 num th | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 50,899 num th | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 50,528 num th | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 50,016 num th | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 49,416 num th | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 48,817 num th | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 48,152 num th | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 47,411 num th | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 46,677 num th | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 45,877 num th | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 44,996 num th | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 44,158 num th | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 43,413 num th | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 42,754 num th | -1.5% |
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
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2123 % change on previous year (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 26 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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