Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Bhutan
Bhutan: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted was 2,460 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Bhutan, 1987–2023
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 Bhutan is 2,460, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Bhutan peaked at 4,780 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 2,000, in 1999.
That places Bhutan 99th out of 99 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,780 | 4,780 | 4,780 | 1 |
| 1990s | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2,970 | 2,970 | 2,970 | 1 |
| 2010s | 3,800 | 3,800 | 3,800 | 1 |
| 2020s | 2,460 | 2,460 | 2,460 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More environment data for Bhutan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.81 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.55 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.3401 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4778 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0323 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0032 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1744 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Bhutan?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Bhutan was 2,460 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 4,780 in 1987.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,000 in 1999.
- How does Bhutan rank for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Bhutan ranks 99th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.