The prevalence of severe wasting in children under 5 in Bangladesh currently stands at 1.8%, marking a decrease of 0.5% (-21.7%) compared to 2019.
Prevalence of severe wasting in children under 5 in Bangladesh
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1983 to 2023
Points:
13,760
Measure:
%
Similar regions to Bangladesh
Severe wasting in children
More indicators for Bangladesh
Newborns protected against tetanus
98%
0%
(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 dollar112
+intl dollar13
(2021)
Birth registration
56%
+30.8%
(2019)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
59.1%
+7.2%
(2019)
Bangladesh Severe wasting in children between 1991 and 2022
| Period | Severe wasting in children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.8% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | 0% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 2% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 6.8% | +4% |
| 1996 | 2.8% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 3.2% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 2.5% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 3% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 2.6% |