Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Haiti
Haiti: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted was 61,780 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Haiti, 1990–2023
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 Haiti is 61,780, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Haiti peaked at 123,700 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 46,280, in 2017.
That places Haiti 56th out of 99 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 65,070 | — |
| 1994 | 108,020 | +66.0% |
| 2000 | 65,670 | -39.2% |
| 2006 | 123,700 | +88.4% |
| 2012 | 63,420 | -48.7% |
| 2013 | 78,580 | +23.9% |
| 2017 | 46,280 | -41.1% |
| 2023 | 61,780 | +33.5% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 61,780 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 112,895, 55% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 61,780 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15,610, 4.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86,545 | 65,070 | 108,020 | 2 |
| 2000s | 94,685 | 65,670 | 123,700 | 2 |
| 2010s | 62,760 | 46,280 | 78,580 | 3 |
| 2020s | 61,780 | 61,780 | 61,780 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 53 Malawi 76,510 compare
- 54 Sierra Leone 71,940 compare
- 55 Togo 70,720 compare
- 57 Kazakhstan 60,400 compare
- 58 Colombia 56,070 compare
- 59 Central African Republic 48,600 compare
More environment data for Haiti
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.01 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.83 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.273 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.51 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.23 % 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 0.3611 % 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 Haiti?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Haiti was 61,780 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 123,700 in 2006.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,280 in 2017.
- How does Haiti rank for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Haiti ranks 56th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti 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.