Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) was 13.6 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Southern Asia, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 13.6 % 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 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Southern Asia peaked at 16.7 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.6 %, in 2024.
Southern Asia ranks 1st 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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.7 % | — |
| 2001 | 16.6 % | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 16.4 % | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 16.3 % | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 16.2 % | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 16 % | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 15.9 % | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 15.7 % | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 15.6 % | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 15.5 % | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 15.3 % | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 15.2 % | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 15.1 % | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 14.9 % | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 14.8 % | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 14.7 % | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 14.6 % | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 14.4 % | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 14.3 % | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 14.2 % | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 14.1 % | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 13.9 % | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 13.8 % | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 13.7 % | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 13.6 % | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.09 % | 15.5 % | 16.7 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.75 % | 14.2 % | 15.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.82 % | 13.6 % | 14.1 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 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
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- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, annual growth rate 4.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Production, annual growth rate 5.62 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Sheep — Stocks, annual growth rate 3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Southern Asia?
- Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Southern Asia was 13.6 % 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6 % in 2024.
- How does Southern Asia rank for percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent)?
- Southern Asia ranks 1st out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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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