Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Guinea
Guinea: Children aged <5 years wasted for age was 5.6% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Latest (2012)
5.6%
World rank
40th
of 77 countries
All-time high
14.0%
in 1995
All-time low
5.6%
in 2012
Years of data
6
1995–2012
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Guinea, 1995–2012
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2012, children aged <5 years wasted for age in Guinea stood at 5.6%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children aged <5 years wasted for age in Guinea peaked at 14.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2012.
Guinea ranks 40th of 77 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 14.0% | — |
| 1999 | 9.9% | -29.3% |
| 2000 | 10.3% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | -23.1% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -32.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.9% | 9.9% | 14.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 8.3% | 10.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,123 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 11,190 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1998 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2057 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children aged <5 years wasted for age in Guinea?
- Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Guinea was 5.6% in 2012, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2012.
- How does Guinea rank for children aged <5 years wasted for age?
- Guinea ranks 40th out of 77 countries with data for 2012.
- Is children aged <5 years wasted for age rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea 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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