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.
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
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 167.32 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.89 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 32.46 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0873 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 12.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0155 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.017 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0881 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 7.94 Mt CO2e (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.