Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Myanmar
Myanmar: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted was 334,130 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Myanmar, 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 Myanmar is 334,130, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 13.0% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Myanmar peaked at 624,410 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 295,780, in 2016.
Myanmar ranks 15th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 624,410 | — |
| 1994 | 452,550 | -27.5% |
| 1997 | 471,050 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 519,630 | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 567,080 | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 359,380 | -36.6% |
| 2016 | 295,780 | -17.7% |
| 2018 | 334,130 | +13.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 334,130 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 112,895, 3.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 334,130 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 229,510, 1.5× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 516,003 | 452,550 | 624,410 | 3 |
| 2000s | 482,030 | 359,380 | 567,080 | 3 |
| 2010s | 314,955 | 295,780 | 334,130 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More environment data for Myanmar
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.016 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.9805 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.3823 % 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 -0.7174 % 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 Myanmar?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Myanmar was 334,130 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 624,410 in 1991.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 295,780 in 2016.
- How does Myanmar rank for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Myanmar ranks 15th out of 99 countries with data for 2018.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.