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.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 23,140 | — |
| 1994 | 30,340 | +31.1% |
| 1999 | 21,380 | -29.5% |
| 2009 | 19,870 | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 27,360 | +37.7% |
| 2017 | 38,760 | +41.7% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 38,760 is above the median for high income countries, which is 12,420, 3.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Oman's 38,760 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 121,805, 32% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
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
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -62.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -44.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.334 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.55 % 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 1.91 % 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 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.