Prevalence of wasting, weight for height in Maldives
Maldives: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height was 9.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height in Maldives, 1994–2017
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
Maldives recorded 9.1% for prevalence of wasting, weight for height in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of wasting, weight for height in Maldives peaked at 22.1% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2017.
Maldives ranks 16th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 16.1% | — |
| 1995 | 18.9% | +17.4% |
| 1997 | 22.1% | +16.9% |
| 2001 | 13.4% | -39.4% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | -20.9% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | -14.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 9.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.0%, 3.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 9.1% is below the median for South Asia, which is 9.2%, 99% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.0% | 16.1% | 22.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 10.6% | 13.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of wasting, weight for height in Maldives?
- Prevalence of wasting, weight for height in Maldives was 9.1% 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 1997.
- What is the lowest prevalence of wasting, weight for height recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2017.
- How does Maldives rank for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?
- Maldives ranks 16th out of 99 countries with data for 2017.
- Is prevalence of wasting, weight for height rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives 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.