Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female in Maldives
Maldives: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female was 1.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female in Maldives, 1994–2017
Source: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
In 2017, prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female in Maldives stood at 1.8%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female in Maldives peaked at 5.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2017.
That places Maldives 18th out of 84 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 2.9% | — |
| 1997 | 5.2% | +79.3% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -42.3% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -30.8% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 1.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 3.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 1.8% is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.8%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 2.9% | 5.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female in Maldives?
- Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female in Maldives was 1.8% in 2017, according to UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'.
- What is the highest prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 1997.
- What is the lowest prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2017.
- How does Maldives rank for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female?
- Maldives ranks 18th out of 84 countries with data for 2017.
- Is prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as part of Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female (% of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Prevalence of severe wasting, female, is the proportion of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than three standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months.