Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female in Indonesia
Indonesia: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female was 7.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female in Indonesia, 2000–2023
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 2023, prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female in Indonesia stood at 7.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.9% on the previous year and down 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female in Indonesia peaked at 13.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2000.
That places Indonesia 16th out of 86 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.6% | — |
| 2001 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | +193.5% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | -25.2% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -24.2% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | +11.9% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 7.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.6%, 2.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 7.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.2%, 1.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 4.6% | 13.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 7.2% | 12.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.2% | 7.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 13 Cambodia 8.2% compare
- 14 Maldives 8.1% compare
- 15 Burkina Faso 8.0% compare
- 16 Benin 7.5% compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 7.1% compare
- 18 Guinea-Bissau 7.1% compare
More health data for Indonesia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4924 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,286 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,463 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 50 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5792 % 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 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5519 % 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 wasting, weight for height, female in Indonesia?
- Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female in Indonesia was 7.5% in 2023, 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 wasting, weight for height, female recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2000.
- How does Indonesia rank for prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female?
- Indonesia ranks 16th out of 86 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia 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 wasting, weight for height, female (% of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Prevalence of wasting, female, is the proportion of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months.