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BangladeshChild Wasting (<5 years, %)

Category: HealthSource: World Bank World Development IndicatorsGlobal Rank: #16 of 164
Latest Value
10.7%
2022
YoY Change
+9.2%
20192022
Global Rank
#16
of 164 countries
Maximum
20.7%
1997
Minimum
8.4%
2018
CAGR
-1.3%
27 years
Last
10.7%
Previous
9.8%
Highest
20.7%
Lowest
8.4%
Unit
Percent
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators

Historical Data

YearValueChange
202210.7%+9.2%
20199.8%+16.7%
20188.4%-16.0%
201510.0%-30.6%
201414.4%+50.0%
20139.6%-12.7%
201211.0%-29.9%
201115.7%-10.3%
200717.5%+47.1%
200611.9%-17.9%
200514.5%-0.7%
200414.6%+16.8%
200312.5%+0.8%
200212.4%-2.4%
200112.7%+1.6%
200012.5%-8.8%
199913.7%-8.7%
199815.0%-27.5%
199720.7%+33.5%
199615.5%+2.6%
199515.1%-9.6%
199416.7%+19.3%
199314.0%-13.0%
199216.1%+5.9%
199115.2%-13.1%
199017.5%+1.2%
198617.3%

Top Countries — Child Wasting (<5 years, %)

#CountryValueYear
1South Sudan22.7%2010
2India18.7%2020
3Yemen, Rep.16.8%2022
4Sudan16.3%2014
5Mauritius15.7%1995
6Eritrea14.6%2010
7Somalia, Fed. Rep.14.3%2009
8Papua New Guinea14.1%2010
9Mauritania13.6%2022
10Djibouti12.1%2023
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About This Indicator

Definition

Child Wasting Prevalence (<5 years) — WHO Global Health Observatory.

Unit

Percent