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

Mozambique: Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — Value was 0.2 million No in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.2 million No
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
17th
of 42 countries
All-time high
0.3 million No
in 2001
All-time low
0.2 million No
in 2003
Years of data
7
2001–2022

Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — Value in Mozambique, 2001–2022

00.10.20.32001201120222001: 0.3 million No2003: 0.2 million No2008: 0.2 million No2011: 0.3 million No2015: 0.2 million No2020: 0.2 million No2022: 0.2 million No

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

Analysis

Mozambique recorded 0.2 million No for number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value in Mozambique peaked at 0.3 million No in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2 million No, in 2003.

Mozambique ranks 17th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — Value in Mozambique, 2001 to 2022.
Year million No Change
2001 0.3 million No
2003 0.2 million No -33.3%
2008 0.2 million No +0.0%
2011 0.3 million No +50.0%
2015 0.2 million No -33.3%
2020 0.2 million No +0.0%
2022 0.2 million No +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2333 million No 0.2 million No 0.3 million No 3
2010s 0.25 million No 0.2 million No 0.3 million No 2
2020s 0.2 million No 0.2 million No 0.2 million No 2

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 17 Benin 0.2 million No compare
  2. 17 Burundi 0.2 million No compare
  3. 17 Cambodia 0.2 million No compare
  4. 17 Cameroon 0.2 million No compare
  5. 17 Ghana 0.2 million No compare
  6. 17 Iraq 0.2 million No compare
  7. 17 Mali 0.2 million No compare
  8. 17 Nepal 0.2 million No compare
  9. 17 Russian Federation 0.2 million No compare
  10. 17 Senegal 0.2 million No compare
  11. 17 Sri Lanka 0.2 million No compare
  12. 17 Thailand 0.2 million No compare
  13. 17 Uganda 0.2 million No compare
  14. 20 Côte d'Ivoire 0.4 million No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value in Mozambique?
Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value in Mozambique was 0.2 million No in 2022, 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 Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 0.3 million No in 2001.
What is the lowest number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2 million No in 2003.
How does Mozambique rank for number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value?
Mozambique ranks 17th out of 42 countries with data for 2022.
Is number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mozambique 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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