Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height in Paraguay
Paraguay: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height was 0.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height in Paraguay, 1990–2016
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 2016, prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height in Paraguay stood at 0.4%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height in Paraguay peaked at 0.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1990.
Paraguay ranks 72nd of 85 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 57% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 80% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More health data for Paraguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2374 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,098 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 339 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5252 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0469 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5185 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height in Paraguay?
- Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height in Paraguay was 0.4% in 2016, 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1990.
- How does Paraguay rank for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height?
- Paraguay ranks 72nd out of 85 countries with data for 2016.
- Is prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.