Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted was 22,630 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2019
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 Guinea-Bissau is 22,630, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 88.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 25,400 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12,010, in 2008.
That places Guinea-Bissau 68th out of 99 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25,400 | — |
| 2008 | 12,010 | -52.7% |
| 2010 | 15,370 | +28.0% |
| 2012 | 16,790 | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 16,850 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 22,630 | +34.3% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 22,630 is below the median for low income countries, which is 229,410, 10% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 22,630 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 175,595, 13% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18,705 | 12,010 | 25,400 | 2 |
| 2010s | 17,910 | 15,370 | 22,630 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 65 Bolivia 24,870 compare
- 66 Kyrgyzstan 23,630 compare
- 67 Azerbaijan 23,620 compare
- 69 Dominican Republic 22,620 compare
- 70 Tunisia 22,460 compare
- 71 Honduras 21,000 compare
More environment data for Guinea-Bissau
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.26 % 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 0.4449 % 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Guinea-Bissau was 22,630 in 2019, 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 25,400 in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,010 in 2008.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 68th out of 99 countries with data for 2019.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.