Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height (% of children under 5)

Name: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height (% of children under 5)
Creator: World Development Indicators

Last updated time

08/10/2026 02:00

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Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height (% of children under 5)

Country/Region

Korea, Dem. People's Rep.

20022017

Severe wasting prevalence by country in 2010 (prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height (% of children under 5))

In 2010, South Sudan had the highest value (9.9) among 6 countries.

#	Country	Value	Change
1	South Sudan	9.9	-23.3%
1	India (2020)	7.5	+56.3%
1	Yemen, Rep. (2022)	5.2	+271.4%
1	Sudan (2014)	4.5	+9.8%
1	Somalia, Fed. Rep. (2009)	4.3	-2.3%
1	Malaysia (2019)	3.6	-5.3%
1	Solomon Islands (2015)	3.6	+157.1%
1	Nigeria (2021)	3.1	+121.4%
1	Oman (2017)	3.1	+29.2%
1	Lao PDR (2023)	2.7	-10.0%
1	Pakistan (2018)	2.4	-27.3%
1	Trinidad and Tobago (2011)	2.1	+133.3%
1	Burundi (2024)	2.1	+61.5%
1	Barbados (2012)	2	–
1	Armenia (2016)	1.7	-15.0%
2	Papua New Guinea	6.4	+700.0%
2	Congo, Rep. (2014)	2.6	+52.9%
2	Mauritania (2022)	2.6	+52.9%
2	Cambodia (2021)	2.4	-4.0%
2	Cote d'Ivoire (2021)	2.4	+100.0%
2	Benin (2021)	2.4	+118.2%
2	Sierra Leone (2021)	2.4	+118.2%
2	Djibouti (2023)	2.3	-11.5%
2	Maldives (2017)	2	-25.9%
2	Guyana (2019)	1.9	+11.8%
2	Equatorial Guinea (2011)	1.7	+30.8%
2	Bosnia and Herzegovina (2012)	1.6	+6.7%
2	Cameroon (2018)	1.6	+23.1%
2	Zimbabwe (2024)	1.6	+433.3%
2	Timor-Leste (2020)	1.5	-42.3%
2	Kazakhstan (2015)	1.1	-35.3%