Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Paraguay
Paraguay: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted was 6,620 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Paraguay, 1990–2016
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2016, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Paraguay stood at 6,620.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Paraguay peaked at 16,320 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3,870, in 1990.
That places Paraguay 87th out of 99 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,870 | — |
| 1998 | 10,940 | +182.7% |
| 2005 | 6,950 | -36.5% |
| 2012 | 16,320 | +134.8% |
| 2016 | 6,620 | -59.4% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 6,620 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58,235, 11% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 6,620 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15,610, 42% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,405 | 3,870 | 10,940 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6,950 | 6,950 | 6,950 | 1 |
| 2010s | 11,470 | 6,620 | 16,320 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More environment data for Paraguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.45 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.698 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.19 % 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 0.2789 % 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 Paraguay?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Paraguay was 6,620 in 2016, 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 16,320 in 2012.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,870 in 1990.
- How does Paraguay rank for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Paraguay ranks 87th out of 99 countries with data for 2016.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.