Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Senegal
Senegal: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted was 250,070 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Senegal, 1986–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Senegal stood at 250,070. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Senegal peaked at 250,070 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 71,120, in 1986.
Senegal ranks 24th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 71,120 | 71,120 | 71,120 | 1 |
| 1990s | 128,207 | 122,030 | 136,360 | 3 |
| 2000s | 163,860 | 161,860 | 165,860 | 2 |
| 2010s | 195,333 | 168,000 | 214,180 | 9 |
| 2020s | 250,070 | 250,070 | 250,070 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More environment data for Senegal
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 31.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.71 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 9.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.3409 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.6572 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0025 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 12.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0063 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0238 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.91 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Senegal?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Senegal was 250,070 in 2023, 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 250,070 in 2023.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 71,120 in 1986.
- How does Senegal rank for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Senegal ranks 24th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.