Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Chad
Chad: Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted was 7.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Chad, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Chad recorded 7.8% for proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 23.5% on the previous year and down 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Chad peaked at 16.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2022.
That places Chad 20th out of 85 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.9% | — |
| 2004 | 16.2% | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | -23.3% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 13.9% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | -31.7% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | -23.5% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 7.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 6.3%, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Chad's 7.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.8%, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.1% | 13.9% | 16.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 12.5% | 16.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 7.8% | 10.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 8.1% compare
- 18 Cote d'Ivoire 8.1% compare
- 20 Burundi 7.8% compare
- 20 Guinea-Bissau 7.8% compare
- 23 Myanmar 7.4% compare
More environment data for Chad
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.1 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.44 % 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 5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Chad?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Chad was 7.8% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2022.
- How does Chad rank for proportion of children moderately or severely wasted?
- Chad ranks 20th out of 85 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely wasted rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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