Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Mali
Mali: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted was 229,410 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Mali, 1987–2024
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 Mali is 229,410, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.9% on the previous year and down 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Mali peaked at 503,160 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 224,590, in 1987.
That places Mali 30th out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 224,590 | 224,590 | 224,590 | 1 |
| 1990s | 463,580 | 463,580 | 463,580 | 1 |
| 2000s | 347,070 | 279,360 | 414,780 | 2 |
| 2010s | 395,510 | 275,540 | 503,160 | 8 |
| 2020s | 329,408 | 229,410 | 432,410 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 27 Afghanistan 237,170 compare
- 28 Russia 232,140 compare
- 29 Thailand 229,510 compare
- 31 Mozambique 210,790 compare
- 32 South Africa 203,910 compare
- 33 Nepal 196,430 compare
More environment data for Mali
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 48.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.96 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 26.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.6517 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.5499 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0014 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 29.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0015 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0249 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Mali?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Mali was 229,410 in 2024, 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 503,160 in 2019.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 224,590 in 1987.
- How does Mali rank for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Mali ranks 30th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali 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.