Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Senegal
Senegal: Children aged <5 years wasted for age was 5.7% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
5.7%
Change on year
down 36.0%
World rank
38th
of 77 countries
All-time high
10.0%
in 2000
All-time low
5.4%
in 1986
Years of data
10
1986–2014
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Senegal, 1986–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2014, children aged <5 years wasted for age in Senegal stood at 5.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.0% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children aged <5 years wasted for age in Senegal peaked at 10.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1986.
Senegal ranks 38th of 77 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 5.4% | — |
| 1992 | 6.8% | +25.9% |
| 1993 | 9.4% | +38.2% |
| 1996 | 8.2% | -12.8% |
| 2000 | 10.0% | +22.0% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | -36.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 6.8% | 9.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 8.7% | 10.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 5.7% | 9.8% | 4 |
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More health data for Senegal
- 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 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 835.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,496 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1821 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.9336 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1953 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children aged <5 years wasted for age in Senegal?
- Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Senegal was 5.7% in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1986.
- How does Senegal rank for children aged <5 years wasted for age?
- Senegal ranks 38th out of 77 countries with data for 2014.
- Is children aged <5 years wasted for age rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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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