Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male (% of children under 5) by country
Prevalence of severe wasting, male, is the proportion of boys 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.
Countries reporting
84
Highest
8.0%
India
Lowest
0.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Median
1.2%
Years covered
39
1986–2024
Data points
738
What the numbers show
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male (% of children under 5) is currently reported for 84 countries. The highest value is 8.0% in India; the lowest is 0.0% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.2%, and the mean is 1.4%.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Eswatini (up 500.0%), and the largest decrease in Rwanda (down 100.0%).
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 8.0% | 2020 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 2 | Yemen | 6.3% | 2022 | up 43.2% | falling |
| 3 | Djibouti | 3.4% | 2023 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 3.3% | 2016 | unchanged | rising |
| 5 | Thailand | 3.0% | 2022 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 6 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.9% | 2021 | up 262.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Nigeria | 2.8% | 2021 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 8 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.7% | 2023 | up 107.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Cambodia | 2.7% | 2021 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Pakistan | 2.7% | 2018 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 8 | Benin | 2.7% | 2021 | up 92.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Mauritania | 2.7% | 2022 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Burundi | 2.6% | 2024 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 14 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 2.5% | 2023 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 15 | Niger | 2.4% | 2022 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 15 | Indonesia | 2.4% | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Sierra Leone | 2.3% | 2021 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Maldives | 2.2% | 2017 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Tajikistan | 2.1% | 2023 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 20 | Oman | 2.0% | 2017 | up 122.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Madagascar | 2.0% | 2021 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Chad | 1.9% | 2022 | down 74.0% | falling |
| 23 | Guyana | 1.8% | 2019 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Timor-Leste | 1.8% | 2020 | down 78.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.7% | 2019 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Central African Republic | 1.7% | 2022 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 1.6% | 2022 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Ethiopia | 1.6% | 2019 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 27 | Zambia | 1.6% | 2018 | down 30.4% | flat |
| 27 | Cameroon | 1.6% | 2018 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 27 | Armenia | 1.6% | 2016 | down 44.8% | rising |
| 32 | Egypt | 1.5% | 2021 | down 61.5% | rising |
| 32 | Algeria | 1.5% | 2019 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.5% | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 35 | Guinea | 1.4% | 2022 | down 67.4% | falling |
| 35 | Ghana | 1.4% | 2022 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | 1.3% | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 37 | Uganda | 1.3% | 2022 | up 225.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Senegal | 1.3% | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 37 | Togo | 1.3% | 2017 | up 116.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Uzbekistan | 1.3% | 2021 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Viet Nam | 1.2% | 2010 | unchanged | rising |
| 42 | Kuwait | 1.2% | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 44 | Haiti | 1.1% | 2023 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.1% | 2022 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Kazakhstan | 1.1% | 2015 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 44 | Jamaica | 1.1% | 2018 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.1% | 2016 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Burkina Faso | 1.1% | 2021 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Philippines | 0.9% | 2021 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 50 | Mali | 0.9% | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Mozambique | 0.9% | 2022 | down 67.9% | falling |
| 50 | Nicaragua | 0.9% | 2012 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Azerbaijan | 0.8% | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 54 | Nepal | 0.8% | 2022 | down 78.4% | falling |
| 54 | Malawi | 0.8% | 2020 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Myanmar | 0.8% | 2018 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 54 | China | 0.8% | 2010 | up 60.0% | falling |
| 59 | Palestine, State of | 0.7% | 2020 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 60 | Liberia | 0.6% | 2019 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Kenya | 0.6% | 2022 | down 68.4% | falling |
| 60 | Russian Federation | 0.6% | 2005 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 60 | Dominican Republic | 0.6% | 2019 | down 45.5% | flat |
| 60 | El Salvador | 0.6% | 2021 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 60 | Eswatini | 0.6% | 2021 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Türkiye | 0.5% | 2018 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 66 | Paraguay | 0.5% | 2016 | unchanged | rising |
| 66 | Honduras | 0.5% | 2019 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 69 | Zimbabwe | 0.4% | 2019 | unchanged | volatile |
| 69 | Lesotho | 0.4% | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Jordan | 0.4% | 2023 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Gambia | 0.4% | 2020 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Mongolia | 0.3% | 2018 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Uruguay | 0.3% | 2018 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 73 | Guatemala | 0.3% | 2021 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Colombia | 0.3% | 2016 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 77 | Morocco | 0.2% | 2019 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Mexico | 0.1% | 2022 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Ecuador | 0.1% | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Rwanda | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Peru | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Korea | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | United States of America | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
About this data
Prevalence of severe wasting, male, is the proportion of boys 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.