Children aged <5 years wasted for age (%) by country
Countries reporting
77
Highest
21.5%
Djibouti
Lowest
0.3%
Chile
Median
5.7%
Years covered
50
1966–2015
Data points
594
What the numbers show
Children aged <5 years wasted for age (%) is currently reported for 77 countries. The highest value is 21.5% in Djibouti; the lowest is 0.3% in Chile.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.7%, and the mean is 6.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 72.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 52 fell. The largest increase was in Syrian Arab Republic (up 134.7%), and the largest decrease in Morocco (down 78.7%).
Children aged <5 years wasted for age: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djibouti | 21.5% | 2012 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 21.4% | 2012 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 3 | India | 20.0% | 2006 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 4 | Niger | 18.7% | 2012 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 5 | Sudan | 16.3% | 2014 | down 22.4% | flat |
| 6 | Yemen | 16.2% | 2013 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 7 | Burkina Faso | 15.4% | 2010 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 8 | Madagascar | 15.2% | 2004 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 14.3% | 2014 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 10 | Indonesia | 13.5% | 2013 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 11 | Chad | 13.0% | 2015 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 12 | Mauritania | 11.6% | 2012 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 13 | Syrian Arab Republic | 11.5% | 2009 | up 134.7% | rising |
| 14 | Nepal | 11.3% | 2014 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 15 | Timor-Leste | 11.0% | 2013 | down 23.1% | flat |
| 16 | Pakistan | 10.5% | 2013 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 17 | Maldives | 10.2% | 2009 | down 53.2% | rising |
| 18 | Tajikistan | 9.9% | 2012 | up 62.3% | falling |
| 19 | Cambodia | 9.6% | 2014 | up 15.7% | falling |
| 20 | Egypt | 9.5% | 2014 | up 82.7% | rising |
| 21 | Sierra Leone | 9.4% | 2013 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 22 | Ethiopia | 8.7% | 2014 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 23 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 8.1% | 2014 | down 61.2% | falling |
| 24 | Nigeria | 7.9% | 2014 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 24 | Philippines | 7.9% | 2014 | up 31.7% | falling |
| 24 | Myanmar | 7.9% | 2010 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 27 | Côte d'Ivoire | 7.6% | 2012 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 28 | Oman | 7.5% | 2014 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 29 | Iraq | 7.4% | 2011 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 30 | Togo | 6.7% | 2014 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Thailand | 6.7% | 2012 | up 42.6% | falling |
| 32 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 6.6% | 2011 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 33 | Guyana | 6.4% | 2014 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 33 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6.4% | 2012 | down 63.4% | falling |
| 35 | Zambia | 6.3% | 2014 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 36 | Mozambique | 6.1% | 2011 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 37 | Guinea-Bissau | 6.0% | 2014 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 38 | Viet Nam | 5.7% | 2013 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 38 | Senegal | 5.7% | 2014 | down 34.5% | rising |
| 40 | Guinea | 5.6% | 2012 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 41 | Haiti | 5.2% | 2012 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 41 | Cameroon | 5.2% | 2014 | down 16.1% | flat |
| 43 | Uganda | 4.8% | 2011 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 44 | Ghana | 4.7% | 2014 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 45 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 4.1% | 2009 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 45 | Algeria | 4.1% | 2013 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 47 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.0% | 2014 | down 58.3% | rising |
| 47 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 4.0% | 2012 | down 54.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Kenya | 4.0% | 2014 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 50 | Malawi | 3.8% | 2014 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 51 | Romania | 3.5% | 2002 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 52 | Zimbabwe | 3.3% | 2014 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 53 | Azerbaijan | 3.1% | 2013 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 54 | Rwanda | 3.0% | 2011 | down 65.5% | falling |
| 54 | Jamaica | 3.0% | 2012 | up 30.4% | falling |
| 56 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.8% | 2014 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Lesotho | 2.8% | 2014 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Tunisia | 2.8% | 2012 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 59 | Jordan | 2.4% | 2012 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 2.4% | 2013 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 59 | Kuwait | 2.4% | 2014 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Morocco | 2.3% | 2011 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 62 | China | 2.3% | 2010 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 64 | Eswatini | 2.0% | 2014 | down 31.0% | rising |
| 64 | El Salvador | 2.0% | 2014 | up 53.8% | flat |
| 66 | Türkiye | 1.7% | 2014 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Mexico | 1.6% | 2012 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Nicaragua | 1.5% | 2007 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Honduras | 1.4% | 2012 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 69 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.4% | 2008 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Uruguay | 1.1% | 2011 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 72 | Mongolia | 1.0% | 2013 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Colombia | 0.9% | 2010 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Guatemala | 0.7% | 2015 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 75 | Peru | 0.6% | 2014 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 76 | United States of America | 0.5% | 2012 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Chile | 0.3% | 2014 | down 40.0% | falling |