Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Finland
Finland: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted was 3,790 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Finland, 2013–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Finland recorded 3,790 for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Finland peaked at 3,860 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,770, in 2020.
Finland ranks 93rd of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,327 | 2,830 | 3,640 | 7 |
| 2020s | 3,462 | 2,770 | 3,860 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More environment data for Finland
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 48.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.66 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4939 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1291 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1431 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 10.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1555 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0276 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 7.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Finland?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Finland was 3,790 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 3,860 in 2022.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,770 in 2020.
- How does Finland rank for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Finland ranks 93rd out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Finland 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.