Children aged <5 years wasted for age in El Salvador
El Salvador: Children aged <5 years wasted for age was 2.0% in 2014. ▬ Flat
Latest (2014)
2.0%
World rank
64th
of 77 countries
All-time high
2.2%
in 1988
All-time low
1.3%
in 2003
Years of data
7
1975–2014
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in El Salvador, 1975–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 2.0% for children aged <5 years wasted for age in 2014.
The figure is up 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children aged <5 years wasted for age in El Salvador peaked at 2.2% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2003.
El Salvador ranks 64th of 77 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1.6% | — |
| 1988 | 2.2% | +37.5% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | -36.4% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +23.1% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
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More health data for El Salvador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4574 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,537 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 104 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0436 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 4.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0438 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children aged <5 years wasted for age in El Salvador?
- Children aged <5 years wasted for age in El Salvador was 2.0% in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 1988.
- What is the lowest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2003.
- How does El Salvador rank for children aged <5 years wasted for age?
- El Salvador ranks 64th out of 77 countries with data for 2014.
- Is children aged <5 years wasted for age rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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