Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Uruguay
Uruguay: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted was 3,170 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Uruguay, 1999–2018
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 3,170 for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in 2018.
The figure is up 68.6% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Uruguay peaked at 7,500 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1,410, in 2011.
That places Uruguay 97th out of 99 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,300 | 4,300 | 4,300 | 1 |
| 2000s | 5,345 | 3,390 | 7,500 | 4 |
| 2010s | 2,255 | 1,410 | 3,170 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More environment data for Uruguay
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 44.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 13.18 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 22.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1213 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0428 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0578 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 28.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0117 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0191 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Uruguay?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Uruguay was 3,170 in 2018, 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 7,500 in 2004.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,410 in 2011.
- How does Uruguay rank for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Uruguay ranks 97th out of 99 countries with data for 2018.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.