Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted was 85,350 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Tajikistan, 1999–2023
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 Tajikistan stood at 85,350.
That represents a change of down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Tajikistan peaked at 171,520 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 42,570, in 2009.
Tajikistan ranks 50th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 104,050 | 104,050 | 104,050 | 1 |
| 2000s | 78,360 | 42,570 | 171,520 | 7 |
| 2010s | 76,517 | 44,370 | 112,570 | 3 |
| 2020s | 85,350 | 85,350 | 85,350 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More environment data for Tajikistan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 22.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.1 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 7.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1008 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0033 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 10.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0099 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Tajikistan?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Tajikistan was 85,350 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 Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 171,520 in 2001.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,570 in 2009.
- How does Tajikistan rank for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Tajikistan ranks 50th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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.