Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height was 0.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height in Upper middle income, 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 Upper middle income is 0.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height in Upper middle income peaked at 1.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1% | — |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height in Upper middle income?
- Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height in Upper middle income was 0.5% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2024.
- How does Upper middle income rank for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height?
- Upper middle income ranks 10th out of 14 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.