Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Indonesia
Indonesia: Children aged <5 years wasted for age was 13.5% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Latest (2013)
13.5%
Change on year
up 9.8%
World rank
10th
of 77 countries
All-time high
14.9%
in 1995
All-time low
5.4%
in 2001
Years of data
7
1995–2013
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Indonesia, 1995–2013
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2013, children aged <5 years wasted for age in Indonesia stood at 13.5%.
The figure is up 9.8% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children aged <5 years wasted for age in Indonesia peaked at 14.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2001.
Indonesia ranks 10th of 77 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 14.9% | — |
| 2000 | 5.5% | -63.1% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | +166.7% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | -16.9% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | +9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.9% | 14.9% | 14.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 5.4% | 14.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 12.3% | 13.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 7 Burkina Faso 15.4% compare
- 8 Madagascar 15.2% compare
- 9 Bangladesh 14.3% compare
- 11 Chad 13.0% compare
- 12 Mauritania 11.6% compare
- 13 Syria 11.5% compare
More health data for Indonesia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4924 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,286 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,463 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.662 % 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 0.118 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.636 % 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 0.1245 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children aged <5 years wasted for age in Indonesia?
- Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Indonesia was 13.5% in 2013, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2001.
- How does Indonesia rank for children aged <5 years wasted for age?
- Indonesia ranks 10th out of 77 countries with data for 2013.
- Is children aged <5 years wasted for age rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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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