Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in South-Eastern Asia
South-Eastern Asia: Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) was 7 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in South-Eastern Asia, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in South-Eastern Asia is 7 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in South-Eastern Asia peaked at 9.4 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7 %, in 2024.
South-Eastern Asia ranks 6th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.4 % | — |
| 2001 | 9.3 % | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 9.2 % | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 9.1 % | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 9 % | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 8.9 % | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 8.8 % | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 8.6 % | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 8.5 % | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 8.4 % | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 8.3 % | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 8.2 % | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 8.1 % | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 8 % | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 7.9 % | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 7.8 % | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 7.7 % | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 7.6 % | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 7.5 % | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 7.4 % | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 7.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.3 % | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 7.2 % | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 7.1 % | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 7 % | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.92 % | 8.4 % | 9.4 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.85 % | 7.4 % | 8.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2 % | 7 % | 7.4 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near South-Eastern Asia
- 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
- 9 Cambodia 9.6 % compare
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- Eggs Primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Production, annual growth rate -3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in South-Eastern Asia?
- Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in South-Eastern Asia was 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 South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 % in 2024.
- How does South-Eastern Asia rank for percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent)?
- South-Eastern Asia ranks 6th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) rising or falling in South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South-Eastern Asia 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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