Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Uganda
Uganda: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted was 249,160 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Uganda, 1988–2022
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Uganda stood at 249,160.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Uganda peaked at 383,940 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 101,090, in 1988.
Uganda ranks 25th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 101,090 | 101,090 | 101,090 | 1 |
| 1990s | 252,280 | 252,280 | 252,280 | 1 |
| 2000s | 285,607 | 240,790 | 350,510 | 3 |
| 2010s | 272,097 | 198,710 | 383,940 | 6 |
| 2020s | 258,340 | 249,160 | 267,520 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More environment data for Uganda
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 57.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.15 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 20.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 3.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 9.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2833 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 38.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0052 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0269 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Uganda?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Uganda was 249,160 in 2022, 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 383,940 in 2015.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 101,090 in 1988.
- How does Uganda rank for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Uganda ranks 25th out of 99 countries with data for 2022.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.