Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Chile
Chile: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted was 3,630 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Chile, 1986–2014
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 Chile is 3,630, measured in 2014.
The figure is down 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Chile peaked at 9,350 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 3,500, in 2007.
Chile ranks 94th of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 9,350 | — |
| 1994 | 7,210 | -22.9% |
| 1995 | 7,150 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 7,070 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 8,220 | +16.3% |
| 1999 | 6,720 | -18.2% |
| 2001 | 6,450 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 6,320 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 6,190 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 6,080 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 5,880 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 3,500 | -40.5% |
| 2008 | 3,500 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3,630 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 3,630 | +0.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 3,630 is below the median for high income countries, which is 12,420, 29% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Chile's 3,630 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15,610, 23% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -40.5% | 5,880 | 3,500 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9,350 | 9,350 | 9,350 | 1 |
| 1990s | 7,274 | 6,720 | 8,220 | 5 |
| 2000s | 5,417 | 3,500 | 6,450 | 7 |
| 2010s | 3,630 | 3,630 | 3,630 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More environment data for Chile
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.3357 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.266 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.82 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.1 % 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 0.202 % 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 Chile?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Chile was 3,630 in 2014, 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 9,350 in 1986.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,500 in 2007.
- How does Chile rank for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Chile ranks 94th out of 99 countries with data for 2014.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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.