Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Pakistan
Pakistan: Children aged <5 years wasted for age was 10.5% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Latest (2013)
10.5%
Change on year
down 29.1%
World rank
16th
of 77 countries
All-time high
24.0%
in 1987
All-time low
10.5%
in 2013
Years of data
7
1977–2013
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Pakistan, 1977–2013
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 10.5% for children aged <5 years wasted for age in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 29.1% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children aged <5 years wasted for age in Pakistan peaked at 24.0% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2013.
That places Pakistan 16th out of 77 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top quarter.
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 15.2% | — |
| 1987 | 24.0% | +57.9% |
| 1991 | 12.5% | -47.9% |
| 1994 | 17.2% | +37.6% |
| 2001 | 14.2% | -17.4% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | -29.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.2% | 15.2% | 15.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 24.0% | 24.0% | 24.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 14.8% | 12.5% | 17.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 14.2% | 14.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 10.5% | 14.8% | 2 |
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More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 55,286 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate -0.613 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children aged <5 years wasted for age in Pakistan?
- Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Pakistan was 10.5% in 2013, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 1987.
- What is the lowest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2013.
- How does Pakistan rank for children aged <5 years wasted for age?
- Pakistan ranks 16th out of 77 countries with data for 2013.
- Is children aged <5 years wasted for age rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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