Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Mongolia
Mongolia: Children aged <5 years wasted for age was 1.0% in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2013)
1.0%
Change on year
down 44.4%
World rank
72nd
of 77 countries
All-time high
7.1%
in 2000
All-time low
0.6%
in 2004
Years of data
7
1992–2013
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Mongolia, 1992–2013
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2013, children aged <5 years wasted for age in Mongolia stood at 1.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 44.4% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children aged <5 years wasted for age in Mongolia peaked at 7.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2004.
Mongolia ranks 72nd of 77 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2.3% | — |
| 1999 | 4.3% | +87.0% |
| 2000 | 7.1% | +65.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -91.5% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +350.0% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -33.3% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -44.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.3% | 2.3% | 4.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 0.6% | 7.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 2 |
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More health data for Mongolia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6056 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 847.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 63 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 7.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0543 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5017 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children aged <5 years wasted for age in Mongolia?
- Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Mongolia was 1.0% in 2013, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2004.
- How does Mongolia rank for children aged <5 years wasted for age?
- Mongolia ranks 72nd out of 77 countries with data for 2013.
- Is children aged <5 years wasted for age rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia 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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