Prevalence of Severe Wasting

Name: Prevalence of Severe Wasting
Creator: NationMaster
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This key economic indicator for the Nutrition sector has been recently updated.

In 2019, Prevalence of Severe Wasting in Nigeria showed no change from a year earlier.
Since 2014 Senegal Prevalence of Severe Wasting was up 25.7points year on year to 2.2 Percent of Children Under 5.
In 2019 Niger was ranked number 9 in Prevalence of Severe Wasting.
In 2017 India was ranked number 1 in Prevalence of Severe Wasting at 4.9 Percent of Children Under 5, jumping from 10 in 2016.

Top Countries in Prevalence of Severe Wasting

Percent of Children Under 5 - 1986 to 2019

#	56 Countries	Percent of Children Under 5	Last	YoY	5‑years CAGR
1	#1 India	4.90 %	2017	NA	NA	View data
2	#2 Egypt	4.80 %	2014	NA	NA	View data
3	#3 Sudan	4.50 %	2014	NA	NA	View data
4	#4 Chad	4.40 %	2015	NA	-6.9 %	View data
5	#5 Guinea	3.60 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
5	#5 Solomon Islands	3.60 %	2015	NA	NA	View data
7	#7 Oman	3.10 %	2017	NA	NA	View data
8	#8 Sri Lanka	3.00 %	2016	NA	NA	View data
9	#9 Niger	2.90 %	2019	-3.3 %	+1.4 %	View data
10	#10 Mali	2.60 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
10	#10 Republic of the Congo	2.60 %	2015	NA	NA	View data
12	#12 Cambodia	2.30 %	2014	NA	NA	View data
12	#12 Mauritania	2.30 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
14	#14 Senegal	2.20 %	2019	NA	+25.7 %	View data
15	#15 Nepal	1.90 %	2016	NA	-8.1 %	View data
16	#16 Nigeria	1.80 %	2019	+0.0 %	+0.0 %	View data
17	#17 Armenia	1.70 %	2016	NA	NA	View data
17	#17 Guyana	1.70 %	2014	NA	+5.5 %	View data
19	#19 Burkina Faso	1.60 %	2019	-5.9 %	-1.2 %	View data
19	#19 Cameroon	1.60 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
21	#21 Guinea-Bissau	1.40 %	2014	NA	NA	View data
21	#21 Thailand	1.40 %	2016	NA	NA	View data
23	#23 Bangladesh	1.30 %	2018	NA	-23.3 %	View data
23	#23 Myanmar	1.30 %	2016	NA	NA	View data
25	#25 Ethiopia	1.20 %	2019	NA	-13.7 %	View data
25	#25 Ivory Coast	1.20 %	2016	NA	NA	View data
25	#25 Uganda	1.20 %	2019	+0.0 %	+5.9 %	View data
25	#25 Vietnam	1.20 %	2019	+0.0 %	-24.2 %	View data
29	#29 Angola	1.10 %	2015	NA	NA	View data
29	#29 Benin	1.10 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
29	#29 Burundi	1.10 %	2019	NA	NA	View data
29	#29 Ghana	1.10 %	2017	NA	NA	View data
29	#29 Kazakhstan	1.10 %	2015	NA	-8.3 %	View data
29	#29 Serbia	1.10 %	2014	NA	NA	View data
29	#29 Togo	1.10 %	2017	NA	+9.5 %	View data
29	#29 Turkmenistan	1.10 %	2015	NA	NA	View data
37	#37 Bolivia	0.90 %	2016	NA	NA	View data
37	#37 Kenya	0.90 %	2014	NA	-15.6 %	View data
39	#39 Lesotho	0.80 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
39	#39 Sao Tome and Principe	0.80 %	2014	NA	NA	View data
41	#41 Kyrgyzstan	0.70 %	2018	NA	NA	View data
42	#42 Ecuador	0.60 %	2014	NA	NA	View data
42	#42 Kuwait	0.60 %	2014	-14.3 %	+14.9 %	View data
42	#42 South Africa	0.60 %	2016	NA	NA	View data
45	#45 Belize	0.50 %	2015	NA	NA	View data
46	#46 El Salvador	0.40 %	2014	NA	NA	View data
46	#46 Paraguay	0.40 %	2016	NA	NA	View data
46	#46 Rwanda	0.40 %	2015	NA	-15.0 %	View data
46	#46 Swaziland	0.40 %	2014	NA	NA	View data
46	#46 Tanzania	0.40 %	2018	NA	-23.2 %	View data
51	#51 Mexico	0.30 %	2016	-25.0 %	NA	View data
51	#51 Palestine	0.30 %	2014	NA	NA	View data
51	#51 Zimbabwe	0.30 %	2019	NA	-15.6 %	View data
54	#54 Guatemala	0.10 %	2015	NA	NA	View data
54	#54 Malawi	0.10 %	2019	+0.0 %	-38.1 %	View data
54	#54 Peru	0.10 %	2019	+0.0 %	+0.0 %	View data

Source: World Bank