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.
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
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 87.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.58 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 12.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2254 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0084 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0469 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0381 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.6 Mt CO2e (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.