Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Eswatini
Eswatini: Children aged <5 years wasted for age was 2.0% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
2.0%
World rank
64th
of 77 countries
All-time high
2.9%
in 2007
All-time low
0.8%
in 2010
Years of data
6
1984–2014
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Eswatini, 1984–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2014, children aged <5 years wasted for age in Eswatini stood at 2.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children aged <5 years wasted for age in Eswatini peaked at 2.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2010.
That places Eswatini 64th out of 77 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 1.3% | — |
| 2000 | 1.7% | +30.8% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | +70.6% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -62.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -27.3% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +150.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 2.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 2.0% | 2 |
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More health data for Eswatini
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6228 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,406 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 206 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.065 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.0533 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.166 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children aged <5 years wasted for age in Eswatini?
- Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Eswatini 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2010.
- How does Eswatini rank for children aged <5 years wasted for age?
- Eswatini ranks 64th out of 77 countries with data for 2014.
- Is children aged <5 years wasted for age rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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