Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Finland
Finland: Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted was 1.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Finland, 2013–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Finland recorded 1.6% for proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Finland peaked at 1.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2017.
That places Finland 55th out of 67 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.2% | — |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +27.3% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 4 |
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- Temperature change 2.94 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Finland?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Finland was 1.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2017.
- How does Finland rank for proportion of children moderately or severely wasted?
- Finland ranks 55th out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely wasted rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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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