Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Chile

Chile: Children aged <5 years wasted for age was 0.3% in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
0.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
77th
of 77 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1986
All-time low
0.3%
in 2007
Years of data
16
1984–2014

Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Chile, 1984–2014

00.20.40.61984199920141984: 0.51986: 0.71994: 0.51995: 0.51996: 0.51998: 0.61999: 0.52001: 0.52002: 0.52003: 0.52004: 0.52006: 0.52007: 0.32008: 0.32013: 0.32014: 0.3

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for children aged <5 years wasted for age in Chile is 0.3%, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 40.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children aged <5 years wasted for age in Chile peaked at 0.7% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2007.

Chile ranks 77th of 77 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Children aged <5 years wasted for age (%) in Chile, 1984 to 2014.
Year Value Change
1984 0.5%
1986 0.7% +40.0%
1994 0.5% -28.6%
1995 0.5% +0.0%
1996 0.5% +0.0%
1998 0.6% +20.0%
1999 0.5% -16.7%
2001 0.5% +0.0%
2002 0.5% +0.0%
2003 0.5% +0.0%
2004 0.5% +0.0%
2006 0.5% +0.0%
2007 0.3% -40.0%
2008 0.3% +0.0%
2013 0.3% +0.0%
2014 0.3% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 2
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 5
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 7
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 74 Guatemala 0.7% compare
  2. 75 Peru 0.6% compare
  3. 76 United States of America 0.5% compare

See the full ranking of 77 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is children aged <5 years wasted for age in Chile?
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Chile was 0.3% in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1986.
What is the lowest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2007.
How does Chile rank for children aged <5 years wasted for age?
Chile ranks 77th out of 77 countries with data for 2014.
Is children aged <5 years wasted for age rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Chile 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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Indicator
Children aged <5 years wasted for age (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
77 places, 594 data points, 1966–2015
Last refreshed