Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in World
World: Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted was 6.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in World, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
World recorded 6.6% for proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in World peaked at 8.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2023.
World ranks 7th of 26 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.8% | — |
| 2001 | 8.7% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3% | 7.8% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.8% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.6% | 6.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % 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 0.2123 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in World?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in World was 6.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely wasted recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely wasted recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2023.
- How does World rank for proportion of children moderately or severely wasted?
- World ranks 7th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely wasted rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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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