Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Chad
Chad: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted was 267,670 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Chad, 1997–2022
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Chad recorded 267,670 for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.4% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Chad peaked at 441,890 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 243,870, in 2000.
Chad ranks 22nd of 99 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 260,600 | 260,600 | 260,600 | 1 |
| 2000s | 283,890 | 243,870 | 323,910 | 2 |
| 2010s | 408,434 | 361,660 | 441,890 | 5 |
| 2020s | 305,733 | 267,670 | 340,390 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More environment data for Chad
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 101.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.98 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 69.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.9648 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 3.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 75.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0083 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.86 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Chad?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Chad was 267,670 in 2022, 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 441,890 in 2019.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 243,870 in 2000.
- How does Chad rank for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Chad ranks 22nd out of 99 countries with data for 2022.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad 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.