Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Venezuela
Venezuela: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted was 119,680 in 2009. ▲ Rising
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Venezuela, 1987–2009
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 119,680 for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in 2009.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Venezuela peaked at 155,750 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 57,470, in 1987.
Venezuela ranks 43rd of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 57,470 | — |
| 1990 | 155,750 | +171.0% |
| 1991 | 124,230 | -20.2% |
| 1992 | 119,520 | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 111,670 | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 106,390 | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 106,590 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 106,760 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 106,970 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 124,180 | +16.1% |
| 1999 | 113,220 | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 110,700 | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 125,330 | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 137,400 | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 149,580 | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 150,170 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 139,290 | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 140,040 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 146,240 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 131,590 | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 119,680 | -9.1% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 119,680 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 112,895, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 119,680 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15,610, 7.7× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Venezuela changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +171.0% | 57,470 | 155,750 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57,470 | 57,470 | 57,470 | 1 |
| 1990s | 117,528 | 106,390 | 155,750 | 10 |
| 2000s | 135,002 | 110,700 | 150,170 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More environment data for Venezuela
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.42 Percentage change (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.5848 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Venezuela?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Venezuela was 119,680 in 2009, 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 155,750 in 1990.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 57,470 in 1987.
- How does Venezuela rank for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Venezuela ranks 43rd out of 99 countries with data for 2009.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.