Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male (% of children) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male (% of children) was 0.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male in El Salvador, 1988–2021
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
The most recent figure for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male in El Salvador is 0.6%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male in El Salvador peaked at 0.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2003.
El Salvador ranks 60th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male (% of children) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.5% | — |
| 1993 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -40.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +133.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -28.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 75% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male in El Salvador?
- Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male in El Salvador was 0.6% in 2021, 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, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2003.
- How does El Salvador rank for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male?
- El Salvador ranks 60th out of 84 countries with data for 2021.
- Is prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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, male (% of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.