Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Iraq
Iraq: Children aged <5 years wasted for age was 7.4% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Latest (2011)
7.4%
World rank
29th
of 77 countries
All-time high
7.4%
in 2011
All-time low
4.4%
in 1991
Years of data
6
1991–2011
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Iraq, 1991–2011
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children aged <5 years wasted for age in Iraq is 7.4%, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children aged <5 years wasted for age in Iraq peaked at 7.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 1991.
Iraq ranks 29th of 77 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.4% | — |
| 2000 | 6.6% | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | -15.2% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | +23.2% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | -15.9% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | +27.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 5.6% | 6.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 27 Côte d'Ivoire 7.6% compare
- 28 Oman 7.5% compare
- 30 Thailand 6.7% compare
- 30 Togo 6.7% compare
- 32 Tanzania, United Republic of 6.6% compare
More health data for Iraq
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 898.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,830 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.5794 % 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 0.1756 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.577 % 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 0.1846 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children aged <5 years wasted for age in Iraq?
- Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Iraq was 7.4% in 2011, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 1991.
- How does Iraq rank for children aged <5 years wasted for age?
- Iraq ranks 29th out of 77 countries with data for 2011.
- Is children aged <5 years wasted for age rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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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