Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Children aged <5 years wasted for age was 14.3% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Bangladesh, 1983–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2014, children aged <5 years wasted for age in Bangladesh stood at 14.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 49.0% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children aged <5 years wasted for age in Bangladesh peaked at 20.6% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2013.
That places Bangladesh 9th out of 77 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 17.4% | — |
| 1986 | 17.3% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 17.5% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 15.8% | -9.7% |
| 1992 | 16.7% | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 14.6% | -12.6% |
| 1994 | 17.4% | +19.2% |
| 1995 | 15.7% | -9.8% |
| 1996 | 18.7% | +19.1% |
| 1997 | 20.6% | +10.2% |
| 1998 | 15.6% | -24.3% |
| 1999 | 14.2% | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 15.0% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 13.2% | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 12.9% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | -15.8% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 17.5% | +41.1% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | -38.9% |
| 2014 | 14.3% | +49.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.4% | 17.3% | 17.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 16.7% | 14.2% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 12.3% | 17.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 9.6% | 15.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 6 Yemen 16.2% compare
- 7 Burkina Faso 15.4% compare
- 8 Madagascar 15.2% compare
- 10 Indonesia 13.5% compare
- 11 Chad 13.0% compare
- 12 Mauritania 11.6% compare
More health data for Bangladesh
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,153 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,062 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 0.5189 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0493 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 0.0043 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.049 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children aged <5 years wasted for age in Bangladesh?
- Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Bangladesh was 14.3% in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 1997.
- What is the lowest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2013.
- How does Bangladesh rank for children aged <5 years wasted for age?
- Bangladesh ranks 9th out of 77 countries with data for 2014.
- Is children aged <5 years wasted for age rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Children aged <5 years wasted for age (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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