Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Belarus
Belarus: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted was 5,190 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Belarus, 2005–2023
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 Belarus is 5,190, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 26.1% over five years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Belarus peaked at 9,770 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5,190, in 2023.
That places Belarus 91st out of 99 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9,770 | — |
| 2019 | 7,020 | -28.1% |
| 2020 | 6,540 | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 5,560 | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 5,570 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 5,190 | -6.8% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 5,190 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58,235, 9% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 5,190 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31,265, 17% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,770 | 9,770 | 9,770 | 1 |
| 2010s | 7,020 | 7,020 | 7,020 | 1 |
| 2020s | 5,715 | 5,190 | 6,540 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More environment data for Belarus
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.1734 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1993 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.869 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.57 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6422 % 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 0.239 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Belarus?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Belarus was 5,190 in 2023, 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 9,770 in 2005.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,190 in 2023.
- How does Belarus rank for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Belarus ranks 91st out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Belarus 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.