Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Chad
Chad: Children aged <5 years wasted for age was 13.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Latest (2015)
13.0%
World rank
11th
of 77 countries
All-time high
16.4%
in 1997
All-time low
13.0%
in 2015
Years of data
5
1997–2015
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Chad, 1997–2015
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2015, children aged <5 years wasted for age in Chad stood at 13.0%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children aged <5 years wasted for age in Chad peaked at 16.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2015.
That places Chad 11th out of 77 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 16.4% | — |
| 2000 | 13.9% | -15.2% |
| 2004 | 16.1% | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | -17.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.4% | 16.4% | 16.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 13.9% | 16.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 13.0% | 15.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 8 Madagascar 15.2% compare
- 9 Bangladesh 14.3% compare
- 10 Indonesia 13.5% compare
- 12 Mauritania 11.6% compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 11.5% compare
- 14 Nepal 11.3% compare
More health data for Chad
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6578 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,071 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 41,435 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 4.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0116 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0096 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children aged <5 years wasted for age in Chad?
- Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Chad was 13.0% in 2015, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 1997.
- What is the lowest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2015.
- How does Chad rank for children aged <5 years wasted for age?
- Chad ranks 11th out of 77 countries with data for 2015.
- Is children aged <5 years wasted for age rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad 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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