The latest prevalence of wasting in children under 5 data in Malawi reports 2.6%, an decrease of 1.2% (-31.6%) from 2019.
Prevalence of wasting in children under 5 in Malawi
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1983 to 2024
Points:
13,975
Measure:
%
More indicators for Malawi
Newborns protected against tetanus
93%
+3%
(2023)
Female prevalence of HIV
2.2%
-0.2%
(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
1.4
0.0
(2021)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar13
-intl dollar2
(2022)
Birth registration
67.2%
+61.6%
(2016)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
64.7%
+6.6%
(2020)
Malawi Wasting in children between 1992 and 2020
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2.6% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -1% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 4% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | 0% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 6.8% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 8.9% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 8.5% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 6.6% |