Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Oman
Oman: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted was 38,760 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Oman, 1991–2017
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Oman recorded 38,760 for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in 2017. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 41.7% on the previous year and up 95.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Oman peaked at 38,760 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 19,870, in 2009.
Oman ranks 62nd of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,953 | 21,380 | 30,340 | 3 |
| 2000s | 19,870 | 19,870 | 19,870 | 1 |
| 2010s | 33,060 | 27,360 | 38,760 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More environment data for Oman
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 132.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 25.04 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0621 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 25.23 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0078 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 31.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.033 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0441 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Oman?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Oman was 38,760 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 Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 38,760 in 2017.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,870 in 2009.
- How does Oman rank for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Oman ranks 62nd out of 99 countries with data for 2017.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman 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.