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.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 260,600 | — |
| 2000 | 243,870 | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 323,910 | +32.8% |
| 2010 | 406,240 | +25.4% |
| 2015 | 361,660 | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 409,890 | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 422,490 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 441,890 | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 309,140 | -30.0% |
| 2021 | 340,390 | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 267,670 | -21.4% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 267,670 is above the median for low income countries, which is 229,410, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Chad's 267,670 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 175,595, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
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
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.1 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.44 % 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 5 % 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 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.