Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted in Djibouti
Djibouti: Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted was 12.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted in Djibouti, 1989–2023
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 12.1% for malnutrition: share of children who are wasted in 2023.
That represents a change of down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: share of children who are wasted in Djibouti peaked at 15.3% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2019.
That places Djibouti 4th out of 99 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 12.5% | — |
| 1996 | 15.3% | +22.4% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | -29.4% |
| 2013 | 13.9% | +28.7% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | -23.7% |
| 2023 | 12.1% | +14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 15.3% | 15.3% | 15.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 10.6% | 13.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 12.1% | 12.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More reference data data for Djibouti
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0052 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2231 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2286 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2286 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0175 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0016 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: share of children who are wasted in Djibouti?
- Malnutrition: share of children who are wasted in Djibouti was 12.1% in 2023, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: share of children who are wasted recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 1996.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: share of children who are wasted recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2019.
- How does Djibouti rank for malnutrition: share of children who are wasted?
- Djibouti ranks 4th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is malnutrition: share of children who are wasted rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children younger than five years old that are defined as "wasted". Wasting is when a child’s weight is significantly lower than the average for their height, for example, because of acute food shortage or disease.