Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Maldives
Maldives: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted was 3,290 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Maldives, 1994–2017
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 3,290 for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Maldives peaked at 8,010 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 3,250, in 2009.
That places Maldives 96th out of 99 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 6,410 | — |
| 1995 | 7,290 | +13.7% |
| 1997 | 8,010 | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 4,060 | -49.3% |
| 2009 | 3,250 | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 3,290 | +1.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 3,290 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58,235, 6% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 3,290 is below the median for South Asia, which is 173,615, 2% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,237 | 6,410 | 8,010 | 3 |
| 2000s | 3,655 | 3,250 | 4,060 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3,290 | 3,290 | 3,290 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More environment data for Maldives
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.252 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.911 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.75 % 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 -100 % change on previous year (1991)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Maldives?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Maldives was 3,290 in 2017, 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 8,010 in 1997.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,250 in 2009.
- How does Maldives rank for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Maldives ranks 96th out of 99 countries with data for 2017.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives 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.