Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Kenya
Kenya: Children aged <5 years wasted for age was 4.0% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Kenya, 1979–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2014, children aged <5 years wasted for age in Kenya stood at 4.0%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children aged <5 years wasted for age in Kenya peaked at 9.4% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2014.
That places Kenya 47th out of 77 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 6.6% | — |
| 1982 | 5.8% | -12.1% |
| 1989 | 5.7% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 7.1% | +24.6% |
| 1994 | 9.4% | +32.4% |
| 1998 | 8.7% | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 7.4% | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | -16.2% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | +24.2% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -42.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.6% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 5.7% | 5.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.4% | 7.1% | 9.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 6.2% | 7.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 44 Ghana 4.7% compare
- 45 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 4.1% compare
- 45 Algeria 4.1% compare
- 47 Sao Tome and Principe 4.0% compare
- 47 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 4.0% compare
- 50 Malawi 3.8% compare
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.18 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.3574 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children aged <5 years wasted for age in Kenya?
- Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Kenya was 4.0% in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 1994.
- What is the lowest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2014.
- How does Kenya rank for children aged <5 years wasted for age?
- Kenya ranks 47th out of 77 countries with data for 2014.
- Is children aged <5 years wasted for age rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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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