Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Low-income economies
Low-income economies: Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) was 6.4 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Low-income economies, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Low-income economies recorded 6.4 % for percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Low-income economies peaked at 11 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.4 %, in 2024.
That places Low-income economies 9th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Low-income economies, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11 % | — |
| 2001 | 10.7 % | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 10.5 % | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 10.3 % | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 10.1 % | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 9.8 % | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 9.6 % | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 9.4 % | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 9.2 % | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 9 % | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 8.8 % | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 8.6 % | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 8.4 % | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 8.2 % | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 8 % | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 7.9 % | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 7.7 % | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 7.5 % | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 7.3 % | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 7.2 % | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 7 % | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 6.9 % | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 6.7 % | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 6.6 % | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 6.4 % | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.96 % | 9 % | 11 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.96 % | 7.2 % | 8.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.72 % | 6.4 % | 7 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low-income economies
- 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
- 9 Cambodia 9.6 % compare
- 10 Burkina Faso 9.3 % compare
- 10 Sri Lanka 9.3 % compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 3.1 % compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2.5 % compare
- 12 Indonesia 8.4 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Low-income economies
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,210 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,715 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 13 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 10.1 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 35.8 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 3.5 % (2024)
- Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 2,253 Int$/cap (2024)
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 39.8 million No (2024)
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,263 kcal/cap/d (2024)
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 35.7 % (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Low-income economies?
- Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Low-income economies was 6.4 % 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 Low-income economies?
- The highest recorded value was 11 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) recorded in Low-income economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4 % in 2024.
- How does Low-income economies rank for percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent)?
- Low-income economies ranks 9th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) rising or falling in Low-income economies?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low-income economies 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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