Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height (% of children) in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height (% of children) was 0.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height in East Asia & Pacific, 2000–2024
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 in East Asia & Pacific is 0.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 1.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2018.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height (% of children) in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 6 Mauritania 2.6% compare
- 7 Thailand 2.5% compare
- 8 Benin 2.4% compare
- 8 Cambodia 2.4% compare
- 8 Cote d'Ivoire 2.4% compare
- 8 Pakistan 2.4% compare
- 8 Sierra Leone 2.4% compare
More health data for East Asia & Pacific
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate -3.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -4.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.034 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0295 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.037 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height in East Asia & Pacific?
- Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height in East Asia & Pacific was 0.9% in 2024, 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 recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2018.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th out of 14 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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 (% of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Prevalence of severe wasting is the proportion of children 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.