Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Haiti
Haiti: Children aged <5 years wasted for age was 5.2% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Latest (2012)
5.2%
World rank
41st
of 77 countries
All-time high
10.6%
in 1978
All-time low
5.2%
in 2012
Years of data
6
1978–2012
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Haiti, 1978–2012
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 5.2% for children aged <5 years wasted for age in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children aged <5 years wasted for age in Haiti peaked at 10.6% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2012.
Haiti ranks 41st of 77 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 10.6% | — |
| 1990 | 5.9% | -44.3% |
| 1995 | 9.4% | +59.3% |
| 2000 | 5.6% | -40.4% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | +83.9% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | -49.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.6% | 10.6% | 10.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 5.9% | 9.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 5.6% | 10.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 1 |
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More health data for Haiti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.418 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,297 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,902 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0022 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children aged <5 years wasted for age in Haiti?
- Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Haiti was 5.2% in 2012, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 1978.
- What is the lowest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2012.
- How does Haiti rank for children aged <5 years wasted for age?
- Haiti ranks 41st out of 77 countries with data for 2012.
- Is children aged <5 years wasted for age rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti 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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