Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) was 11 % in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Malaysia, 2006–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 11 % for percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in 2022.
The figure is up 13.4% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Malaysia peaked at 13.2 % in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8.1 %, in 2015.
That places Malaysia 5th out of 69 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 13.2 % | — |
| 2015 | 8.1 % | -38.6% |
| 2016 | 11.6 % | +43.2% |
| 2019 | 9.7 % | -16.4% |
| 2022 | 11 % | +13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2 % | 13.2 % | 13.2 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.8 % | 8.1 % | 11.6 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 11 % | 11 % | 11 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 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
- 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 %
More agriculture & rural data for Malaysia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0822 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,078 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.913 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2261 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Malaysia?
- Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Malaysia was 11 % in 2022, 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2 % in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1 % in 2015.
- How does Malaysia rank for percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent)?
- Malaysia ranks 5th out of 69 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.