Prevalence of wasting, weight for height in Low income
Low income: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height was 6.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height in Low 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
Low income recorded 6.4% for prevalence of wasting, weight for height in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of wasting, weight for height in Low income peaked at 11.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.0% | — |
| 2001 | 10.7% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 9.0% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 7.2% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.4% | 7.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 3 Mauritania 13.6% compare
- 4 Djibouti 12.1% compare
- 5 Nigeria 11.6% compare
- 6 Syrian Arab Republic 11.5% compare
- 7 Malaysia 11.0% compare
- 8 Niger 10.9% compare
- 9 Bangladesh 10.7% compare
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 10.7% compare
More health data for Low income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0225 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0218 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of wasting, weight for height in Low income?
- Prevalence of wasting, weight for height in Low income was 6.4% 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 wasting, weight for height recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of wasting, weight for height recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2024.
- How does Low income rank for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?
- Low income ranks 6th out of 14 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of wasting, weight for height rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low 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 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.