Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Syria
Syria: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted was 348,130 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Syria, 1993–2010
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Syria recorded 348,130 for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in 2010. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 188.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Syria peaked at 348,130 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 120,780, in 2000.
That places Syria 14th out of 99 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 235,415 | 228,110 | 242,720 | 2 |
| 2000s | 215,680 | 120,780 | 272,270 | 3 |
| 2010s | 348,130 | 348,130 | 348,130 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More environment data for Syria
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 47.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.91 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4.66 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0073 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0025 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 6.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0162 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0139 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5633 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Syria?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Syria was 348,130 in 2010, 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 348,130 in 2010.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 120,780 in 2000.
- How does Syria rank for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Syria ranks 14th out of 99 countries with data for 2010.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 188.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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.