Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted was 118,990 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted in Zimbabwe, 1988–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Zimbabwe stood at 118,990.
The figure is up 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Zimbabwe peaked at 146,040 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 28,870, in 1988.
Zimbabwe ranks 44th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28,870 | 28,870 | 28,870 | 1 |
| 1990s | 117,255 | 91,240 | 143,270 | 2 |
| 2000s | 98,275 | 50,510 | 146,040 | 2 |
| 2010s | 71,084 | 65,430 | 78,480 | 5 |
| 2020s | 118,990 | 118,990 | 118,990 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More environment data for Zimbabwe
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 30.78 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.85 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 9.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.9067 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0093 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 12.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0022 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0156 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Zimbabwe?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are wasted in Zimbabwe was 118,990 in 2024, 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 146,040 in 2005.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are wasted recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,870 in 1988.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for malnutrition: number of children who are wasted?
- Zimbabwe ranks 44th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are wasted rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.