Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Children aged <5 years wasted for age was 9.9% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Latest (2012)
9.9%
Change on year
up 130.2%
World rank
18th
of 77 countries
All-time high
19.4%
in 2001
All-time low
4.3%
in 2009
Years of data
9
1999–2012
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Tajikistan, 1999–2012
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children aged <5 years wasted for age in Tajikistan is 9.9%, measured in 2012.
The figure is up 130.2% on the previous year and up 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children aged <5 years wasted for age in Tajikistan peaked at 19.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2009.
That places Tajikistan 18th out of 77 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.4% | — |
| 2000 | 9.4% | -17.5% |
| 2001 | 19.4% | +106.4% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | -68.6% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | +47.5% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | -23.0% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | -35.8% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | +130.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.4% | 11.4% | 11.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 4.3% | 19.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 9.9% | 9.9% | 1 |
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More health data for Tajikistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9561 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,061 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0153 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0135 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children aged <5 years wasted for age in Tajikistan?
- Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Tajikistan was 9.9% in 2012, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2009.
- How does Tajikistan rank for children aged <5 years wasted for age?
- Tajikistan ranks 18th out of 77 countries with data for 2012.
- Is children aged <5 years wasted for age rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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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