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

Latest (2022)
7.8
Change on year
down 23.5%
World rank
21st
of 99 countries
All-time high
16.5
in 1997
All-time low
7.8
in 2022
Years of data
11
1997–2022

Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Chad, 1997–2022

0510151997200920221997: 16.52000: 13.92004: 16.22010: 16.32015: 12.52017: 13.52018: 13.62019: 13.92020: 9.52021: 10.22022: 7.8

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 18 Benin 8.3 compare
  2. 18 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 8.3 compare
  3. 20 Côte d'Ivoire 8.1 compare
  4. 21 Burundi 7.8 compare
  5. 21 Guinea-Bissau 7.8 compare
  6. 24 Myanmar 7.4 compare

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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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Indicator
Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
99 places, 962 data points, 1984–2024
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