Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — Value in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — Value was 2 million No in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — Value in Middle Africa, 2000–2024
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 Middle Africa is 2 million No, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value in Middle Africa peaked at 2 million No in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.6 million No, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — Value in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.6 million No | — |
| 2001 | 1.6 million No | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.6 million No | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.6 million No | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.7 million No | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 1.7 million No | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.7 million No | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.7 million No | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.8 million No | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 1.8 million No | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.8 million No | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.8 million No | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.9 million No | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 1.9 million No | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.9 million No | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.9 million No | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.9 million No | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9 million No | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 million No | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 million No | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.68 million No | 1.6 million No | 1.8 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9 million No | 1.8 million No | 2 million No | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 million No | 2 million No | 2 million No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 1 India 22.2 million No compare
- 2 Nigeria 3.9 million No compare
- 3 Indonesia 1.9 million No compare
- 4 Bangladesh 1.7 million No compare
- 4 China 1.7 million No compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.4 million No compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 0.3 million No compare
- 5 Viet Nam 0.3 million No compare
- 6 Ethiopia 1.2 million No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Middle Africa
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- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate 3.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 6.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth -4.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate -5.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 0.6756 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value in Middle Africa?
- Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value in Middle Africa was 2 million No in 2024, 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 Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2 million No in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 million No in 2000.
- How does Middle Africa rank for number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value?
- Middle Africa ranks 3rd out of 10 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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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