Prevalence of wasting, weight for height in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height was 2.5% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1998–2017
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
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 2.5% for prevalence of wasting, weight for height in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of wasting, weight for height in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 20.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2017.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 72nd of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 20.8% | — |
| 2000 | 12.2% | -41.3% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | -28.7% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | -38.8% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -23.1% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -37.5% |
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of compared with similar countries
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 2.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 6.3%, 40% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 2.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.2%, 35% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.8% | 20.8% | 20.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 5.2% | 12.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.5% | 4.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of wasting, weight for height in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Prevalence of wasting, weight for height in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 2.5% in 2017, 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest prevalence of wasting, weight for height recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2017.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 72nd out of 99 countries with data for 2017.
- Is prevalence of wasting, weight for height rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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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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.