In Bangladesh, the prevalence of wasting in children under 5 currently stands at 11%, reflecting an increase of 1.2% (12.2%) compared to 2019.
Prevalence of 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
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 Wasting in children between 1986 and 2022
| Period | Wasting in children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 17.5% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 12.4% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 12.7% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 12.5% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 13.7% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 15% | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 20.7% | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 15.5% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 15.1% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 16.7% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 14% | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 16.1% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 15.2% | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 17.5% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 17.3% |