Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Iraq
Iraq: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted was 169,940 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Iraq, 1991–2018
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 Iraq is 169,940, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Iraq peaked at 323,470 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 134,990, in 1991.
That places Iraq 38th out of 99 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 134,990 | 134,990 | 134,990 | 1 |
| 2000s | 266,810 | 240,740 | 301,620 | 4 |
| 2010s | 246,705 | 169,940 | 323,470 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More environment data for Iraq
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 413.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.98 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0366 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 145.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0141 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 163.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1325 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1389 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 13.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Iraq?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Iraq was 169,940 in 2018, 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 323,470 in 2011.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 134,990 in 1991.
- How does Iraq rank for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Iraq ranks 38th out of 99 countries with data for 2018.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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.