Prevalence of wasting, weight for height in Belarus
Belarus: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height was 1.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height in Belarus, 2005–2023
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
Belarus recorded 1.3% for prevalence of wasting, weight for height in 2023.
That represents a change of unchanged over five years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of wasting, weight for height in Belarus peaked at 2.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2021.
Belarus ranks 88th of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.2% | — |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -40.9% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of wasting, weight for height in Belarus?
- Prevalence of wasting, weight for height in Belarus was 1.3% 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 recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest prevalence of wasting, weight for height recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2021.
- How does Belarus rank for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?
- Belarus ranks 88th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Belarus 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 (% of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of wasting is the proportion of children 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.