Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in United States of America
United States of America: Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) was 0.1 % in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in United States of America, 2000–2022
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 United States of America is 0.1 %, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in United States of America peaked at 0.9 % in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1 %, in 2010.
That places United States of America 29th out of 29 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5 % | — |
| 2002 | 0.3 % | -40.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7 % | +133.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9 % | +28.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6 % | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1 % | -83.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3 % | +200.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4 % | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1 % | -75.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6 % | 0.3 % | 0.9 % | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.24 % | 0.1 % | 0.4 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.1 % | 0.1 % | 0.1 % | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in United States of America?
- Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in United States of America was 0.1 % 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9 % in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 % in 2010.
- How does United States of America rank for percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent)?
- United States of America ranks 29th out of 29 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States of America 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.