Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted was 1.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Eastern Asia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Eastern Asia is 1.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Eastern Asia peaked at 3.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2024.
That places Eastern Asia 18th out of 23 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.0% | — |
| 2001 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.309 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.98 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 6.03 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 25.26 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 9.16 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Eastern Asia?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Eastern Asia was 1.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2024.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for proportion of children moderately or severely wasted?
- Eastern Asia ranks 18th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely wasted rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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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