In Afghanistan, the prevalence of wasting in children under 5 is now 3.6%, representing a decrease of 1.5% (-29.4%) since 2018.
Prevalence of wasting in children under 5 in Afghanistan
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1983 to 2023
Points:
13,760
Measure:
%
Similar regions to Afghanistan
Wasting in children
More indicators for Afghanistan
Newborns protected against tetanus
60%
-5%
(2022)
Female prevalence of HIV
0.1%
0%
(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
0.3
0.0
(2019)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar281
+intl dollar39
(2021)
Birth registration
42.3%
+4.9%
(2015)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
19.8%
0%
(2016)
Afghanistan Wasting in children between 1997 and 2022
| Period | Wasting in children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.6% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 17.4% |