Prevalence of Severe Wasting
This key economic indicator for the Nutrition sector has been recently updated.
- In 2019, Prevalence of Severe Wasting in Nigeria showed no change from a year earlier.
- Since 2014 Senegal Prevalence of Severe Wasting was up 25.7points year on year to 2.2 Percent of Children Under 5.
- In 2019 Niger was ranked number 9 in Prevalence of Severe Wasting.
- In 2017 India was ranked number 1 in Prevalence of Severe Wasting at 4.9 Percent of Children Under 5, jumping from 10 in 2016.
Top Countries in Prevalence of Severe Wasting
# | 56 Countries | Percent of Children Under 5 | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
#1
India
|
4.90 % | 2017 | NA | NA | View data |
2 |
#2
Egypt
|
4.80 % | 2014 | NA | NA | View data |
3 |
#3
Sudan
|
4.50 % | 2014 | NA | NA | View data |
4 |
#4
Chad
|
4.40 % | 2015 | NA | -6.9 % | View data |
5 |
#5
Guinea
|
3.60 % | 2018 | NA | NA | View data |
5 |
#5
Solomon Islands
|
3.60 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
7 |
#7
Oman
|
3.10 % | 2017 | NA | NA | View data |
8 |
#8
Sri Lanka
|
3.00 % | 2016 | NA | NA | View data |
9 |
#9
Niger
|
2.90 % | 2019 | -3.3 % | +1.4 % | View data |
10 |
#10
Mali
|
2.60 % | 2018 | NA | NA | View data |
10 |
#10
Republic of the Congo
|
2.60 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
12 |
#12
Cambodia
|
2.30 % | 2014 | NA | NA | View data |
12 |
#12
Mauritania
|
2.30 % | 2018 | NA | NA | View data |
14 |
#14
Senegal
|
2.20 % | 2019 | NA | +25.7 % | View data |
15 |
#15
Nepal
|
1.90 % | 2016 | NA | -8.1 % | View data |
16 |
#16
Nigeria
|
1.80 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
17 |
#17
Armenia
|
1.70 % | 2016 | NA | NA | View data |
17 |
#17
Guyana
|
1.70 % | 2014 | NA | +5.5 % | View data |
19 |
#19
Burkina Faso
|
1.60 % | 2019 | -5.9 % | -1.2 % | View data |
19 |
#19
Cameroon
|
1.60 % | 2018 | NA | NA | View data |
21 |
#21
Guinea-Bissau
|
1.40 % | 2014 | NA | NA | View data |
21 |
#21
Thailand
|
1.40 % | 2016 | NA | NA | View data |
23 |
#23
Bangladesh
|
1.30 % | 2018 | NA | -23.3 % | View data |
23 |
#23
Myanmar
|
1.30 % | 2016 | NA | NA | View data |
25 |
#25
Ethiopia
|
1.20 % | 2019 | NA | -13.7 % | View data |
25 |
#25
Ivory Coast
|
1.20 % | 2016 | NA | NA | View data |
25 |
#25
Uganda
|
1.20 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +5.9 % | View data |
25 |
#25
Vietnam
|
1.20 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | -24.2 % | View data |
29 |
#29
Angola
|
1.10 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
29 |
#29
Benin
|
1.10 % | 2018 | NA | NA | View data |
29 |
#29
Burundi
|
1.10 % | 2019 | NA | NA | View data |
29 |
#29
Ghana
|
1.10 % | 2017 | NA | NA | View data |
29 |
#29
Kazakhstan
|
1.10 % | 2015 | NA | -8.3 % | View data |
29 |
#29
Serbia
|
1.10 % | 2014 | NA | NA | View data |
29 |
#29
Togo
|
1.10 % | 2017 | NA | +9.5 % | View data |
29 |
#29
Turkmenistan
|
1.10 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
37 |
#37
Bolivia
|
0.90 % | 2016 | NA | NA | View data |
37 |
#37
Kenya
|
0.90 % | 2014 | NA | -15.6 % | View data |
39 |
#39
Lesotho
|
0.80 % | 2018 | NA | NA | View data |
39 |
#39
Sao Tome and Principe
|
0.80 % | 2014 | NA | NA | View data |
41 |
#41
Kyrgyzstan
|
0.70 % | 2018 | NA | NA | View data |
42 |
#42
Ecuador
|
0.60 % | 2014 | NA | NA | View data |
42 |
#42
Kuwait
|
0.60 % | 2014 | -14.3 % | +14.9 % | View data |
42 |
#42
South Africa
|
0.60 % | 2016 | NA | NA | View data |
45 |
#45
Belize
|
0.50 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
46 |
#46
El Salvador
|
0.40 % | 2014 | NA | NA | View data |
46 |
#46
Paraguay
|
0.40 % | 2016 | NA | NA | View data |
46 |
#46
Rwanda
|
0.40 % | 2015 | NA | -15.0 % | View data |
46 |
#46
Swaziland
|
0.40 % | 2014 | NA | NA | View data |
46 |
#46
Tanzania
|
0.40 % | 2018 | NA | -23.2 % | View data |
51 |
#51
Mexico
|
0.30 % | 2016 | -25.0 % | NA | View data |
51 |
#51
Palestine
|
0.30 % | 2014 | NA | NA | View data |
51 |
#51
Zimbabwe
|
0.30 % | 2019 | NA | -15.6 % | View data |
54 |
#54
Guatemala
|
0.10 % | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
54 |
#54
Malawi
|
0.10 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | -38.1 % | View data |
54 |
#54
Peru
|
0.10 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
Source: World Bank