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. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2014)
0.3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
97th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.7
in 1986
All-time low
0.3
in 2007
Years of data
15
1986–2014

Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Chile, 1986–2014

00.20.40.61986200020141986: 0.71994: 0.51995: 0.51996: 0.51998: 0.61999: 0.52001: 0.52002: 0.52003: 0.52004: 0.52006: 0.52007: 0.32008: 0.32013: 0.32014: 0.3

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 94 Ecuador 0.7 compare
  2. 95 Peru 0.6 compare
  3. 96 United Kingdom 0.4 compare
  4. 98 Korea 0.2 compare
  5. 99 United States 0.1 compare

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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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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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