Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Armenia
Armenia: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted was 9,340 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Armenia, 1998–2016
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Armenia is 9,340, measured in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Armenia peaked at 9,760 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5,070, in 2000.
That places Armenia 85th out of 99 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7,430 | — |
| 2000 | 5,070 | -31.8% |
| 2005 | 9,760 | +92.5% |
| 2010 | 8,340 | -14.5% |
| 2016 | 9,340 | +12.0% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 9,340 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58,235, 16% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 9,340 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31,265, 30% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,430 | 7,430 | 7,430 | 1 |
| 2000s | 7,415 | 5,070 | 9,760 | 2 |
| 2010s | 8,840 | 8,340 | 9,340 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More environment data for Armenia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.764 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.74 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.509 % 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 0.1348 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Armenia?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Armenia was 9,340 in 2016, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 9,760 in 2005.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,070 in 2000.
- How does Armenia rank for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Armenia ranks 85th out of 99 countries with data for 2016.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of children younger than five who are 'wasted'. Wasting is when a child’s weight is significantly lower than the average for their height, for example because of acute food shortage or disease.