Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Children aged <5 years wasted for age was 4.0% in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1998–2012
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 4.0% 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 23.1% on the previous year and down 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children aged <5 years wasted for age in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 20.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2012.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 47th of 77 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 20.8% | — |
| 2000 | 12.2% | -41.3% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | -28.7% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | -38.8% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -23.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.8% | 20.8% | 20.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 5.2% | 12.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children aged <5 years wasted for age in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 4.0% in 2012, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2012.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for children aged <5 years wasted for age?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 47th out of 77 countries with data for 2012.
- Is children aged <5 years wasted for age rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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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