Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Nigeria
Nigeria: Children aged <5 years wasted for age was 7.9% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Nigeria, 1983–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 7.9% for children aged <5 years wasted for age in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 56.4% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children aged <5 years wasted for age in Nigeria peaked at 22.7% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2014.
Nigeria ranks 24th of 77 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 22.7% | — |
| 1990 | 11.8% | -48.0% |
| 1993 | 20.6% | +74.6% |
| 1999 | 17.6% | -14.6% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | -36.4% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | +19.6% |
| 2008 | 14.4% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | -29.2% |
| 2013 | 18.1% | +77.5% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | -56.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.7% | 22.7% | 22.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 16.7% | 11.8% | 20.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 11.2% | 14.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 7.9% | 18.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 21 Sierra Leone 9.4% compare
- 22 Ethiopia 8.7% compare
- 23 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 8.1% compare
- 24 Myanmar 7.9% compare
- 24 Philippines 7.9% compare
- 27 Côte d'Ivoire 7.6% compare
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.842 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1997 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.8652 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2055 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children aged <5 years wasted for age in Nigeria?
- Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Nigeria was 7.9% in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 1983.
- What is the lowest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2014.
- How does Nigeria rank for children aged <5 years wasted for age?
- Nigeria ranks 24th out of 77 countries with data for 2014.
- Is children aged <5 years wasted for age rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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