Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Chile
Chile: Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting was 0.3 in 2014. βΌ Falling
Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Chile, 1986β2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Chile recorded 0.3 for share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Chile peaked at 0.7 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.3, in 2007.
That places Chile 97th out of 99 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.52 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4429 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 94 Ecuador 0.7 compare
- 95 Peru 0.6 compare
- 96 United Kingdom 0.4 compare
- 98 Korea 0.2 compare
- 99 United States 0.1 compare
More reference data data for Chile
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2204 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Chile?
- Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Chile was 0.3 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7 in 1986.
- What is the lowest share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 in 2007.
- How does Chile rank for share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting?
- Chile ranks 97th out of 99 countries with data for 2014.
- Is share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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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