Children aged <5 years wasted for age in China
China: Children aged <5 years wasted for age was 2.3% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in China, 1987–2010
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children aged <5 years wasted for age in China is 2.3%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 25.8% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children aged <5 years wasted for age in China peaked at 5.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2010.
That places China 62nd out of 77 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 4.8% | — |
| 1990 | 4.2% | -12.5% |
| 1992 | 3.9% | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 5.0% | +28.2% |
| 1998 | 2.4% | -52.0% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -25.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.9% | 2.4% | 5.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children aged <5 years wasted for age in China?
- Children aged <5 years wasted for age in China was 2.3% in 2010, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2010.
- How does China rank for children aged <5 years wasted for age?
- China ranks 62nd out of 77 countries with data for 2010.
- Is children aged <5 years wasted for age rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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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