Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) was 6.7 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 6.7 %. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 10.5 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.7 %, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.5 % | — |
| 2001 | 10.3 % | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 10.1 % | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 9.9 % | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 9.7 % | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 9.6 % | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 9.4 % | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 9.2 % | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 9.1 % | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 8.9 % | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 8.7 % | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 8.6 % | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 8.4 % | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 8.3 % | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 8.1 % | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 8 % | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 7.8 % | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 7.7 % | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 7.5 % | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 7.4 % | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 7.3 % | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 7.1 % | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 7 % | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 6.9 % | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 6.7 % | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.67 % | 8.9 % | 10.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.05 % | 7.4 % | 8.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 % | 6.7 % | 7.3 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 2 Yemen 16.8 % compare
- 3 Mauritania 13.6 % compare
- 3 Timor-Leste 8.3 % compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 7.2 % compare
- 4 Nigeria 11.6 % compare
- 5 Côte d'Ivoire 8.1 % compare
- 5 Malaysia 11 % compare
- 6 Niger 10.9 % compare
- 7 Bangladesh 10.7 % compare
- 7 Viet Nam 4.4 % compare
- 8 Senegal 10.2 % compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4.1 % compare
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- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 2.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 6.7 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7 % in 2024.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent)?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 5th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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