Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Children aged <5 years wasted for age was 11.5% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Syrian Arab Republic, 1993–2009
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Syrian Arab Republic recorded 11.5% for children aged <5 years wasted for age in 2009. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 134.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children aged <5 years wasted for age in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 11.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2000.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 13th of 77 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 10.0% | — |
| 1995 | 10.4% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | -52.9% |
| 2001 | 10.3% | +110.2% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | +11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.2% | 10.0% | 10.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 4.9% | 11.5% | 4 |
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More health data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8632 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,122 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,491 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0144 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 5.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0125 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children aged <5 years wasted for age in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Syrian Arab Republic was 11.5% in 2009, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2000.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for children aged <5 years wasted for age?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 13th out of 77 countries with data for 2009.
- Is children aged <5 years wasted for age rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic 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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