Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Chad
Chad: Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting was 7.8 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Chad, 1997–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Chad recorded 7.8 for share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 23.5% on the previous year and down 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Chad peaked at 16.5 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 7.8, in 2022.
That places Chad 21st out of 99 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.05 | 13.9 | 16.2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.96 | 12.5 | 16.3 | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.17 | 7.8 | 10.2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 18 Benin 8.3 compare
- 18 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 8.3 compare
- 20 Côte d'Ivoire 8.1 compare
- 21 Burundi 7.8 compare
- 21 Guinea-Bissau 7.8 compare
- 24 Myanmar 7.4 compare
More reference data data for Chad
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3078 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5525 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 61.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9785 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Chad?
- Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Chad was 7.8 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5 in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8 in 2022.
- How does Chad rank for share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting?
- Chad ranks 21st out of 99 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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