Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female (% of children under 5)
Prevalence of severe wasting, female, is the proportion of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than three standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59. More info »
2008
2009
2010
2011
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
-0.50
0.00
0.50
1.00
1.50
2.00
2.50
3.00
South Africa
Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators - Last updated January 1, 2020