Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Lower-middle-income economies
Lower-middle-income economies: Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) was 9.5 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Lower-middle-income economies, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lower-middle-income economies recorded 9.5 % for percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Lower-middle-income economies peaked at 12.4 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.5 %, in 2024.
Lower-middle-income economies ranks 3rd of 29 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Lower-middle-income economies, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.4 % | — |
| 2001 | 12.3 % | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 12.2 % | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 12 % | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 11.9 % | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 11.8 % | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 11.6 % | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 11.5 % | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 11.4 % | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 11.3 % | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 11.1 % | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 11 % | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 10.9 % | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 10.8 % | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 10.7 % | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 10.5 % | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 10.4 % | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 10.3 % | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 10.2 % | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 10.1 % | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 10 % | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 9.8 % | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 9.7 % | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 9.6 % | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 9.5 % | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.84 % | 11.3 % | 12.4 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6 % | 10.1 % | 11.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.72 % | 9.5 % | 10 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower-middle-income economies
- 1 India 18.7 % compare
- 1 Lao People's Democratic Republic 10.7 % compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Lower-middle-income economies
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,312 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,789 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 7 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 12 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 28.9 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 4 % (2024)
- Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 8,996 Int$/cap (2024)
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 242.5 million No (2024)
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,714 kcal/cap/d (2024)
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 43.8 % (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Lower-middle-income economies?
- Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Lower-middle-income economies was 9.5 % 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 Lower-middle-income economies?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) recorded in Lower-middle-income economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5 % in 2024.
- How does Lower-middle-income economies rank for percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent)?
- Lower-middle-income economies ranks 3rd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) rising or falling in Lower-middle-income economies?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower-middle-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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