Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Liberia
Liberia: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted was 25,380 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Liberia, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 25,380 for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 20.2% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Liberia peaked at 49,470 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 25,380, in 2019.
That places Liberia 64th out of 99 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37,210 | — |
| 2007 | 49,470 | +32.9% |
| 2008 | 28,000 | -43.4% |
| 2010 | 27,340 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 40,390 | +47.7% |
| 2016 | 31,790 | -21.3% |
| 2019 | 25,380 | -20.2% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 25,380 is below the median for low income countries, which is 229,410, 11% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 25,380 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 175,595, 14% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38,227 | 28,000 | 49,470 | 3 |
| 2010s | 31,225 | 25,380 | 40,390 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More environment data for Liberia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.42 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.07 % 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 0.261 % 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 Liberia?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Liberia was 25,380 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 49,470 in 2007.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,380 in 2019.
- How does Liberia rank for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Liberia ranks 64th out of 99 countries with data for 2019.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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.