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MalawiChild Wasting, Under 5 (survey, %)
Unit: percent of children under age 5
Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory) [WHO.CHILD_WASTING]
Measurement definition and metadata source
Publisher measure: Wasting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height <-2 SD), survey-based estimates
Weight-for-height below -2 SD, WHO country-level survey estimates, both sexes, no additional disaggregation; retain survey comments. Reference years are irregular survey labels; fieldwork windows were not supplied by the retained projection. Matching year labels do not prove matching collection periods.
Publisher metadata, retrieved . That is when the definition was last checked, not when these figures were published.
Measurement basis: survey-based estimate; reference years are irregular.
Reference-period cadence: irregular survey reference years.
Label correction: These are survey-based country estimates for children under five, both sexes. They are not interpolated annual observations or subgroup estimates. Correction record.
These are source-reported readings. A “<” sign means strictly below the stated number. Upper bounds remain visible in tables and downloads; point charts and statistics omit them. A common year can include a reported upper bound.
Source retrieved 2026-09-07. Download this immutable source capture. Read the source correction.
Same-year comparison · 2020
Every value is for 2020, the latest year before 2026 in this history range with a figure for every selected country, so the values compare directly. Figures for past years can still be revised.
| Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2.6% | 2020 |
Displayed values are rounded. Downloads retain stored numerical precision and identify missing readings.
The year is the one the source reports. Check the source definition and notes for what is measured; the date the data was retrieved is not the date the source published it.
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History · 1992–2020
Reported estimates and uncertainty · 29 rows
Each comparison sign applies to its own reading or uncertainty endpoint. Values retain source precision. “Not reported” identifies an absent reading or uncertainty endpoint in this source capture.
| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1992 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 7.7 | Malawi demographic and health survey 1992. Demographic and Health Surveys. National Statistics Office. Zomba, Malawi, 1993 |
| Malawi | 1993 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Malawi | 1994 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Malawi | 1995 | 8.5 | Not reported | Not reported | Malawi social indicators survey 1995. MICS surveys. National Statistical Office and the Centre for Social Research. Lilongwe, Malawi, 1996 Converted estimate |
| Malawi | 1996 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Malawi | 1997 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Malawi | 1998 | 8.7 | 7.6 | 10.1 | A relative profile of poverty in Malawi, 1998: A quintile-based poverty analysis of the Malawi integrated household survey, 1997-98. Poverty Monitoring System. Reduced age range; Height/length modality (standing/lying) was not collected |
| Malawi | 1999 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Malawi | 2000 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 7.5 | Malawi demographic and health survey 2000. Demographic and Health Surveys. Zomba, Malawi and Calverton, Maryland, USA: National Statistical Office and ORC Macro, 2001 |
| Malawi | 2001 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Malawi | 2002 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 7.2 | Malawi 2002 Core Welfare Indicators Questionnaire Survey Height/length modality (standing/lying) was not collected |
| Malawi | 2003 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Malawi | 2004 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 7 | Malawi demographic and health survey 2004. Demographic and Health Surveys. Calverton, Maryland: NSO and ORC Macro, 2005 |
| Malawi | 2005 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Malawi | 2006 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.9 | Malawi multiple indicator cluster survey 2006, Final report. Lilongwe, Malawi: National Statistical Office and UNICEF, 2008. |
| Malawi | 2007 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Malawi | 2008 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Malawi | 2009 | 1.8 | 1 | 3.2 | The national micronutrient survey 2009. Lilongwe, Malawi: Ministry of Health, UNICEF, Irish Aid and CDC, 2011. Reduced age range |
| Malawi | 2010 | 4 | 3.4 | 4.9 | Malawi demographic and health survey 2010. Demographic and Health Surveys. Zomba, Malawi, and Calverton, Maryland, USA: NSO and ICF Macro. 2011 |
| Malawi | 2011 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Malawi | 2012 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Malawi | 2013 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Malawi | 2014 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 | Malawi MDG endline survey 2014. Final Report. Zomba, Malawi: National Statistical Office, 2014. |
| Malawi | 2015 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.4 | Malawi Demographic and Health Survey 2015-16. Zomba, Malawi, and Rockville, Maryland, USA. NSO and ICF. |
| Malawi | 2016 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.7 | Report of the Seven Nutrition Surveys Conducted in Flood Affected Livelihood Zones of Malawi - Assessment Period November - December 2016 Reduced age range; Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
| Malawi | 2017 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 3 | Report of the Seven Nutrition Surveys Conducted in Flood Affected Livelihood Zones of Malawi - Assessment Period May 2017 Reduced age range; Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
| Malawi | 2018 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.9 | Report of the Seven Nutrition Surveys Conducted in Flood Affected Livelihood Zones of Malawi - Assessment Period January - February 2018 Reduced age range |
| Malawi | 2019 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.4 | Malawi Fifth Integrated Household Survey 2019-2020 Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
| Malawi | 2020 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3 | Malawi Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2019-20, Survey Findings Report. Zomba, Malawi: National Statistical Office |
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History downloads use the displayed range. Gaps are preserved; no interpolation or nearest-year substitution is applied.
Key indicators · latest available
Each country’s most recent figure, so the year can differ between countries and indicators. For a like-for-like comparison of one indicator in a single year, use the same-year comparison above. Figures marked “IMF projection” are forecasts that the IMF revises at each release.
One row per country, indicator and year, with raw values, source links and reuse notices. Empty values mean missing data.
| Indicator | |
|---|---|
| GDP (Current USD) | $18.31B2026 (IMF projection) |
| GDP per Capita (USD) | $7402026 (IMF projection) |
| Real GDP Growth (%) | 2.6%2026 (IMF projection) |
| Population | 22.2M2025 |
| Life Expectancy at Birth | 67.6 years2024 |
| Inflation, Consumer Prices (%) | 21.9%2026 (IMF projection) |
| Unemployment Rate (%) | — |
| Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP) | 78.0%2026 (IMF projection) |
Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank. The year under each value is the year it describes. IMF figures for 2026 and later are projections, revised at each release; figures for earlier years can still be estimates. Read the methodology.
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