Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Sudan
Sudan: Children aged <5 years wasted for age was 16.3% in 2014. ▬ Flat
Latest (2014)
16.3%
World rank
5th
of 77 countries
All-time high
21.0%
in 2006
All-time low
15.3%
in 1993
Years of data
5
1993–2014
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Sudan, 1993–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children aged <5 years wasted for age in Sudan is 16.3%, measured in 2014.
That represents a change of down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children aged <5 years wasted for age in Sudan peaked at 21.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 1993.
That places Sudan 5th out of 77 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 15.3% | — |
| 1995 | 18.8% | +22.9% |
| 2000 | 17.8% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 21.0% | +18.0% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | -22.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.1% | 15.3% | 18.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.4% | 17.8% | 21.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 16.3% | 16.3% | 1 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6701 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 841.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,804 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % 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 0.1984 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.73 % 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 0.2037 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children aged <5 years wasted for age in Sudan?
- Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Sudan was 16.3% in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 1993.
- How does Sudan rank for children aged <5 years wasted for age?
- Sudan ranks 5th out of 77 countries with data for 2014.
- Is children aged <5 years wasted for age rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sudan 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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