Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — Value in Malawi

Malawi: Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — Value was 0.1 million No in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.1 million No
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
31st
of 42 countries
All-time high
0.1 million No
in 2000
All-time low
0.1 million No
in 2000
Years of data
12
2000–2020

Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — Value in Malawi, 2000–2020

00.020.040.060.080.12000201020202000: 0.1 million No2002: 0.1 million No2004: 0.1 million No2006: 0.1 million No2009: 0.1 million No2010: 0.1 million No2014: 0.1 million No2015: 0.1 million No2016: 0.1 million No2017: 0.1 million No2019: 0.1 million No2020: 0.1 million No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value in Malawi is 0.1 million No, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value in Malawi peaked at 0.1 million No in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1 million No, in 2000.

Malawi ranks 31st of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — Value in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — Value in Malawi, 2000 to 2020.
Year million No Change
2000 0.1 million No
2002 0.1 million No +0.0%
2004 0.1 million No +0.0%
2006 0.1 million No +0.0%
2009 0.1 million No +0.0%
2010 0.1 million No +0.0%
2014 0.1 million No +0.0%
2015 0.1 million No +0.0%
2016 0.1 million No +0.0%
2017 0.1 million No +0.0%
2019 0.1 million No +0.0%
2020 0.1 million No +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1 million No 0.1 million No 0.1 million No 5
2010s 0.1 million No 0.1 million No 0.1 million No 6
2020s 0.1 million No 0.1 million No 0.1 million No 1

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 31 Algeria 0.1 million No compare
  2. 31 Central African Republic 0.1 million No compare
  3. 31 Guinea 0.1 million No compare
  4. 31 Haiti 0.1 million No compare
  5. 31 Mauritania 0.1 million No compare
  6. 31 Mexico 0.1 million No compare
  7. 31 Saudi Arabia 0.1 million No compare
  8. 31 Sierra Leone 0.1 million No compare
  9. 31 Tajikistan 0.1 million No compare
  10. 31 Togo 0.1 million No compare
  11. 31 Zimbabwe 0.1 million No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value in Malawi?
Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value in Malawi was 0.1 million No in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.1 million No in 2000.
What is the lowest number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1 million No in 2000.
How does Malawi rank for number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value?
Malawi ranks 31st out of 42 countries with data for 2020.
Is number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — Value
Unit
million No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
81 places, 1,179 data points, 2000–2024
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