Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Mali
Mali: Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted was 5.4% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Mali, 2001β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
Analysis
Mali recorded 5.4% for proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.1% on the previous year and down 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Mali peaked at 15.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2024.
That places Mali 28th out of 67 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.0% | 12.6% | 15.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 8.9% | 13.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 5.4% | 10.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 25 Sierra Leone 6.3% compare
- 26 Ghana 5.8% compare
- 27 Togo 5.7% compare
- 28 Philippines 5.4% compare
- 30 Central African Republic 5.2% compare
- 31 Gambia 5.1% compare
- 31 Zimbabwe 5.1% compare
More environment data for Mali
- Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.401 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import -49.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4114 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.6902 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value -51.32 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Mali?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Mali was 5.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2024.
- How does Mali rank for proportion of children moderately or severely wasted?
- Mali ranks 28th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely wasted rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali 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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