Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female (% of children under 5) - Country Ranking
Definition: Prevalence of wasting, female, is the proportion of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59.
Source: World Health Organization, Global Database on Child Growth and Malnutrition. Country-level data are unadjusted data from national surveys, and thus may not be comparable across countries.
See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djibouti | 20.30 | 2012 |
| 2 | India | 16.30 | 2017 |
| 3 | Sudan | 15.70 | 2014 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 14.80 | 2016 |
| 4 | Yemen | 14.80 | 2013 |
| 6 | Papua New Guinea | 13.70 | 2010 |
| 7 | Eritrea | 13.40 | 2010 |
| 8 | Somalia | 12.60 | 2009 |
| 9 | Chad | 12.50 | 2019 |
| 10 | Comoros | 10.90 | 2012 |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 10.80 | 2004 |
| 12 | Syrian Arab Republic | 10.50 | 2010 |
| 13 | Nepal | 10.40 | 2019 |
| 14 | Libya | 10.10 | 2014 |
| 15 | Oman | 10.00 | 2017 |
| 16 | Mauritania | 9.70 | 2018 |
| 17 | Cambodia | 9.50 | 2014 |
| 17 | Egypt | 9.50 | 2014 |
| 19 | Indonesia | 9.20 | 2018 |
| 19 | Bangladesh | 9.20 | 2019 |
| 21 | Guinea | 9.10 | 2018 |
| 22 | Niger | 9.00 | 2019 |
| 23 | Lao PDR | 8.60 | 2017 |
| 24 | Solomon Islands | 8.50 | 2015 |
| 25 | Fiji | 8.20 | 2004 |
| 26 | Malaysia | 7.90 | 2019 |
| 26 | Mali | 7.90 | 2019 |
| 26 | Ukraine | 7.90 | 2000 |
| 29 | Timor-Leste | 7.70 | 2013 |
| 30 | Congo | 7.60 | 2014 |
| 31 | Thailand | 7.20 | 2019 |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | 7.10 | 2019 |
| 32 | Botswana | 7.10 | 2007 |
| 32 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.10 | 2011 |
| 32 | Guinea-Bissau | 7.10 | 2019 |
| 36 | Senegal | 6.70 | 2019 |
| 37 | Pakistan | 6.60 | 2018 |
| 38 | Guyana | 6.20 | 2014 |
| 39 | Philippines | 6.10 | 2015 |
| 39 | Myanmar | 6.10 | 2018 |
| 41 | Ghana | 5.90 | 2017 |
| 42 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 5.80 | 2017 |
| 43 | Ethiopia | 5.50 | 2019 |
| 43 | Côte d'Ivoire | 5.50 | 2016 |
| 43 | Bhutan | 5.50 | 2010 |
| 46 | Lebanon | 5.40 | 2004 |
| 47 | Madagascar | 5.30 | 2018 |
| 47 | Nigeria | 5.30 | 2020 |
| 47 | Namibia | 5.30 | 2013 |
| 47 | Togo | 5.30 | 2017 |
| 51 | Sierra Leone | 5.20 | 2019 |
| 52 | Tajikistan | 5.00 | 2017 |
| 52 | Armenia | 5.00 | 2016 |
| 52 | Barbados | 5.00 | 2012 |
| 55 | Suriname | 4.80 | 2018 |
| 56 | Mozambique | 4.60 | 2015 |
| 56 | Central African Republic | 4.60 | 2019 |
| 58 | Angola | 4.30 | 2015 |
| 58 | Benin | 4.30 | 2018 |
| 60 | The Gambia | 4.10 | 2020 |
| 60 | Afghanistan | 4.10 | 2018 |
| 60 | Bulgaria | 4.10 | 2014 |
| 63 | Burundi | 4.00 | 2019 |
| 63 | Czech Republic | 4.00 | 2001 |
| 63 | Vanuatu | 4.00 | 2013 |
| 66 | Iran | 3.90 | 2010 |
| 66 | Kenya | 3.90 | 2014 |
| 66 | Vietnam | 3.90 | 2010 |
| 69 | Zambia | 3.70 | 2018 |
| 70 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.60 | 2011 |
| 70 | Cameroon | 3.60 | 2018 |
| 72 | Turkmenistan | 3.50 | 2019 |
| 73 | Romania | 3.40 | 2002 |
| 73 | St. Lucia | 3.40 | 2012 |
| 73 | Kiribati | 3.40 | 2018 |
| 76 | Haiti | 3.30 | 2017 |
| 76 | Kazakhstan | 3.30 | 2015 |
| 76 | North Macedonia | 3.30 | 2019 |
| 79 | Liberia | 3.20 | 2019 |
| 79 | Gabon | 3.20 | 2012 |
| 79 | Samoa | 3.20 | 2019 |
| 79 | South Africa | 3.20 | 2017 |
| 83 | Ecuador | 3.10 | 2019 |
| 84 | Brunei | 3.00 | 2009 |
| 84 | Tanzania | 3.00 | 2018 |
| 86 | Uganda | 2.90 | 2016 |
| 87 | Iraq | 2.80 | 2018 |
| 87 | Morocco | 2.80 | 2017 |
| 87 | Zimbabwe | 2.80 | 2019 |
| 90 | Jamaica | 2.70 | 2016 |
| 91 | Algeria | 2.40 | 2019 |
| 91 | Jordan | 2.40 | 2012 |
| 91 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.40 | 2012 |
| 94 | São Tomé and Principe | 2.30 | 2019 |
| 95 | Tuvalu | 2.20 | 2007 |
| 96 | Tunisia | 2.10 | 2018 |
| 96 | Nicaragua | 2.10 | 2012 |
| 96 | Kyrgyz Republic | 2.10 | 2018 |
| 96 | Azerbaijan | 2.10 | 2013 |
| 96 | Cuba | 2.10 | 2019 |
| 101 | Dominican Republic | 2.00 | 2013 |
| 101 | Albania | 2.00 | 2017 |
| 101 | Dem. People's Rep. Korea | 2.00 | 2017 |
| 101 | Kuwait | 2.00 | 2014 |
| 105 | China | 1.90 | 2013 |
| 105 | Montenegro | 1.90 | 2018 |
| 105 | Serbia | 1.90 | 2019 |
| 108 | Moldova | 1.80 | 2012 |
| 108 | Costa Rica | 1.80 | 2018 |
| 110 | Eswatini | 1.70 | 2014 |
| 110 | Lesotho | 1.70 | 2018 |
| 110 | Japan | 1.70 | 2010 |
| 110 | El Salvador | 1.70 | 2014 |
| 114 | Belarus | 1.60 | 2005 |
| 114 | Uzbekistan | 1.60 | 2017 |
| 114 | Turkey | 1.60 | 2018 |
| 114 | Colombia | 1.60 | 2016 |
| 114 | Brazil | 1.60 | 2007 |
| 119 | Estonia | 1.40 | 2014 |
| 119 | Rwanda | 1.40 | 2020 |
| 119 | Belize | 1.40 | 2015 |
| 119 | Panama | 1.40 | 2008 |
| 119 | Bolivia | 1.40 | 2016 |
| 124 | Uruguay | 1.10 | 2018 |
| 124 | Mexico | 1.10 | 2019 |
| 126 | Korea | 1.00 | 2003 |
| 126 | Argentina | 1.00 | 2019 |
| 126 | Tonga | 1.00 | 2019 |
| 129 | Paraguay | 0.90 | 2016 |
| 129 | Honduras | 0.90 | 2012 |
| 129 | Netherlands | 0.90 | 2009 |
| 132 | Mongolia | 0.80 | 2018 |
| 132 | Malawi | 0.80 | 2019 |
| 132 | Germany | 0.80 | 2004 |
| 132 | Belgium | 0.80 | 2014 |
| 136 | Poland | 0.70 | 2011 |
| 137 | Georgia | 0.60 | 2018 |
| 138 | Portugal | 0.50 | 2016 |
| 139 | Greece | 0.40 | 2003 |
| 139 | Guatemala | 0.40 | 2015 |
| 139 | Peru | 0.40 | 2019 |
| 142 | Chile | 0.20 | 2014 |
| 143 | Nauru | 0.00 | 2007 |
| 143 | United States | 0.00 | 2018 |
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Aggregation method: Linear mixed-effect model estimates
Periodicity: Annual
General Comments: Undernourished children have lower resistance to infection and are more likely to die from common childhood ailments such as diarrheal diseases and respiratory infections. Frequent illness saps the nutritional status of those who survive, locking them int
