Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Niger
Niger: Children aged <5 years wasted for age was 18.7% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Latest (2012)
18.7%
World rank
4th
of 77 countries
All-time high
25.5%
in 1998
All-time low
12.4%
in 2006
Years of data
6
1985–2012
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Niger, 1985–2012
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2012, children aged <5 years wasted for age in Niger stood at 18.7%.
The figure is up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children aged <5 years wasted for age in Niger peaked at 25.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2006.
Niger ranks 4th of 77 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 25.3% | — |
| 1992 | 18.9% | -25.3% |
| 1998 | 25.5% | +34.9% |
| 2000 | 16.2% | -36.5% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | -23.5% |
| 2012 | 18.7% | +50.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.3% | 25.3% | 25.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 22.2% | 18.9% | 25.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 12.4% | 16.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 18.7% | 18.7% | 1 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 887.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22,995 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2606 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5116 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children aged <5 years wasted for age in Niger?
- Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Niger was 18.7% in 2012, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2006.
- How does Niger rank for children aged <5 years wasted for age?
- Niger ranks 4th out of 77 countries with data for 2012.
- Is children aged <5 years wasted for age rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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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