Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted was 60,400 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Kazakhstan, 1995–2015
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 Kazakhstan is 60,400, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Kazakhstan peaked at 99,810 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 30,780, in 1999.
That places Kazakhstan 57th out of 99 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 99,810 | — |
| 1999 | 30,780 | -69.2% |
| 2006 | 68,270 | +121.8% |
| 2010 | 71,260 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 60,400 | -15.2% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 60,400 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58,235, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 60,400 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31,265, 1.9× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65,295 | 30,780 | 99,810 | 2 |
| 2000s | 68,270 | 68,270 | 68,270 | 1 |
| 2010s | 65,830 | 60,400 | 71,260 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 54 Sierra Leone 71,940 compare
- 55 Togo 70,720 compare
- 56 Haiti 61,780 compare
- 58 Colombia 56,070 compare
- 59 Central African Republic 48,600 compare
- 60 North Korea 41,930 compare
More environment data for Kazakhstan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.9617 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.801 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 3.29 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.08 % 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 1.11 % 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 Kazakhstan?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Kazakhstan was 60,400 in 2015, 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 Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 99,810 in 1995.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,780 in 1999.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Kazakhstan ranks 57th out of 99 countries with data for 2015.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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.