Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — Value in Western Asia and Northern Africa
Western Asia and Northern Africa: Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — Value was 2.5 million No in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — Value in Western Asia and Northern 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 Western Asia and Northern Africa is 2.5 million No, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value in Western Asia and Northern Africa peaked at 2.8 million No in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.4 million No, in 2000.
That places Western Asia and Northern Africa 15th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Western Asia and Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.4 million No | — |
| 2001 | 2.4 million No | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.4 million No | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.4 million No | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.4 million No | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.4 million No | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.4 million No | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.5 million No | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 2.5 million No | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.5 million No | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.6 million No | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 2.6 million No | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.6 million No | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.7 million No | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 2.7 million No | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.7 million No | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.8 million No | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 2.8 million No | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.7 million No | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 2.7 million No | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.7 million No | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.6 million No | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 2.6 million No | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.5 million No | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 2.5 million No | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.43 million No | 2.4 million No | 2.5 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.69 million No | 2.6 million No | 2.8 million No | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.58 million No | 2.5 million No | 2.7 million No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia and Northern Africa
- 17 Benin 0.2 million No compare
- 17 Burundi 0.2 million No compare
- 17 Cambodia 0.2 million No compare
- 17 Cameroon 0.2 million No compare
- 17 Ghana 0.2 million No compare
- 17 Iraq 0.2 million No compare
- 17 Mali 0.2 million No compare
- 17 Mozambique 0.2 million No compare
- 17 Nepal 0.2 million No compare
- 17 Russian Federation 0.2 million No compare
- 17 Senegal 0.2 million No compare
- 17 Sri Lanka 0.2 million No compare
- 17 Thailand 0.2 million No compare
- 17 Uganda 0.2 million No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Western Asia and Northern Africa
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,828 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,365 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 25 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 31.6 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 7.4 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 18.1 % (2024)
- Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 23,360 Int$/cap (2024)
- Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services 91 % (2024)
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 119 million No (2024)
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 3,028 kcal/cap/d (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value in Western Asia and Northern Africa?
- Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value in Western Asia and Northern Africa was 2.5 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 Western Asia and Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8 million No in 2016.
- What is the lowest number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value recorded in Western Asia and Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4 million No in 2000.
- How does Western Asia and Northern Africa rank for number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value?
- Western Asia and Northern Africa ranks 15th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value rising or falling in Western Asia and Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia and Northern 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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