Prevalence of Wasting (Weight for Height)

Name: Prevalence of Wasting (Weight for Height)
Creator: NationMaster
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This key economic indicator for the Nutrition sector has been recently updated.

In 2016, Prevalence of Wasting (Weight for Height) in Malaysia grew 43.8points from a year earlier.
In 2019 Niger was number 4 in Prevalence of Wasting (Weight for Height).
In 2017 India was ranked number 1 in Prevalence of Wasting (Weight for Height) close to 17.3 Percent of Children Under 5, jumping from 12 in 2016.

Top Countries in Prevalence of Wasting (Weight for Height)

Percent of Children Under 5 - 1985 to 2019

#	61 Countries	Percent of Children Under 5	Last	YoY	5‑years CAGR
1	#1 India	17.30 %	2017	NA	NA	View data
2	#2 Sudan	16.30 %	2014	NA	NA	View data
3	#3 Sri Lanka	15.10 %	2016	NA	NA	View data
4	#4 Niger	13.40 %	2019	-5.0 %	-1.1 %	View data
5	#5 Chad	13.30 %	2015	NA	-4.0 %	View data
6	#6 Malaysia	11.50 %	2016	+43.8 %	NA	View data
6	#6 Mauritania	11.50 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
8	#8 Cambodia	9.60 %	2014	NA	NA	View data
8	#8 Nepal	9.60 %	2016	NA	-3.0 %	View data
10	#10 Egypt	9.50 %	2014	NA	NA	View data
11	#11 Oman	9.30 %	2017	NA	NA	View data
12	#12 Guinea	9.20 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
13	#13 Mali	9.00 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
14	#14 Solomon Islands	8.50 %	2015	NA	NA	View data
15	#15 Bangladesh	8.40 %	2018	NA	-14.2 %	View data
16	#16 Republic of the Congo	8.20 %	2015	NA	NA	View data
17	#17 Burkina Faso	8.10 %	2019	-3.6 %	-1.0 %	View data
17	#17 Senegal	8.10 %	2019	NA	+6.5 %	View data
19	#19 Ethiopia	7.20 %	2019	NA	-3.7 %	View data
20	#20 Nigeria	7.10 %	2019	+4.4 %	-2.1 %	View data
21	#21 Ghana	6.80 %	2017	NA	NA	View data
22	#22 Myanmar	6.60 %	2016	NA	NA	View data
23	#23 Guyana	6.40 %	2014	NA	+3.8 %	View data
24	#24 Ivory Coast	6.10 %	2016	NA	NA	View data
25	#25 Guinea-Bissau	6.00 %	2014	NA	NA	View data
26	#26 Philippines	5.60 %	2018	NA	-5.9 %	View data
27	#27 Vietnam	5.50 %	2019	-1.8 %	-4.2 %	View data
28	#28 Thailand	5.40 %	2016	NA	NA	View data
29	#29 Burundi	5.10 %	2019	NA	NA	View data
30	#30 Benin	5.00 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
30	#30 Togo	5.00 %	2017	NA	-1.9 %	View data
32	#32 Angola	4.90 %	2015	NA	NA	View data
33	#33 Armenia	4.40 %	2016	NA	NA	View data
34	#34 Cameroon	4.30 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
35	#35 Turkmenistan	4.20 %	2015	NA	NA	View data
36	#36 Kenya	4.00 %	2014	NA	-10.6 %	View data
36	#36 Sao Tome and Principe	4.00 %	2014	NA	NA	View data
38	#38 Serbia	3.90 %	2014	NA	NA	View data
39	#39 Samoa	3.70 %	2014	NA	NA	View data
40	#40 Jamaica	3.60 %	2014	NA	NA	View data
41	#41 Tanzania	3.50 %	2018	NA	-4.5 %	View data
42	#42 Uganda	3.30 %	2019	-2.9 %	-2.8 %	View data
43	#43 Kazakhstan	3.10 %	2015	NA	-5.4 %	View data
44	#44 Zimbabwe	2.90 %	2019	NA	-1.9 %	View data
45	#45 Kuwait	2.50 %	2019	+0.0 %	+0.8 %	View data
45	#45 South Africa	2.50 %	2016	NA	NA	View data
47	#47 El Salvador	2.10 %	2014	NA	NA	View data
47	#47 Lesotho	2.10 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
49	#49 Bolivia	2.00 %	2016	NA	NA	View data
49	#49 Kyrgyzstan	2.00 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
49	#49 Mexico	2.00 %	2016	+100.0 %	NA	View data
49	#49 Rwanda	2.00 %	2015	NA	-7.2 %	View data
49	#49 Swaziland	2.00 %	2014	NA	NA	View data
54	#54 Belize	1.80 %	2015	NA	NA	View data
55	#55 Ecuador	1.60 %	2014	NA	NA	View data
56	#56 Malawi	1.50 %	2019	+15.4 %	-17.0 %	View data
57	#57 Palestine	1.20 %	2014	NA	NA	View data
58	#58 Paraguay	1.00 %	2016	NA	NA	View data
59	#59 Guatemala	0.80 %	2015	NA	NA	View data
60	#60 Peru	0.50 %	2019	+0.0 %	-3.6 %	View data
61	#61 Chile	0.30 %	2014	+0.0 %	NA	View data

Source: World Bank