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.
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
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 118.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.98 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.65 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.9074 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0882 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 23.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1813 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0652 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 14.34 Mt CO2e (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.