Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Guatemala
Guatemala: Children aged <5 years wasted for age was 0.7% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Latest (2015)
0.7%
World rank
74th
of 77 countries
All-time high
3.8%
in 1995
All-time low
0.7%
in 2015
Years of data
7
1987–2015
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Guatemala, 1987–2015
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2015, children aged <5 years wasted for age in Guatemala stood at 0.7%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 61.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children aged <5 years wasted for age in Guatemala peaked at 3.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2015.
That places Guatemala 74th out of 77 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 2.4% | — |
| 1995 | 3.8% | +58.3% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | -23.7% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | +27.6% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -51.4% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -38.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -36.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.1% | 3.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
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More health data for Guatemala
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7968 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,202 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,022 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.2725 % 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 0.1528 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.2139 % 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 0.1575 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children aged <5 years wasted for age in Guatemala?
- Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Guatemala was 0.7% in 2015, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 1995.
- What is the lowest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2015.
- How does Guatemala rank for children aged <5 years wasted for age?
- Guatemala ranks 74th out of 77 countries with data for 2015.
- Is children aged <5 years wasted for age rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala 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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