Prevalence of wasting, weight for height (% of children under 5) - Country Ranking - Middle East

Definition: Prevalence of wasting is the proportion of children 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: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child malnutrition estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology.

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Yemen 16.40 2013
2 Saudi Arabia 11.80 2004
3 Syrian Arab Republic 11.50 2010
4 Oman 9.30 2017
5 Pakistan 7.10 2018
6 Bahrain 6.60 1995
6 Lebanon 6.60 2004
8 Tajikistan 5.60 2017
9 Afghanistan 5.10 2018
10 Turkmenistan 4.10 2019
11 Iran 4.00 2010
12 Iraq 3.00 2018
13 Kuwait 2.50 2017
14 Jordan 2.40 2012
15 Qatar 2.10 1995
16 Kyrgyz Republic 2.00 2018
17 Uzbekistan 1.80 2017
18 Turkey 1.70 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