Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Maldives
Maldives: Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting was 9.1 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Latest (2017)
9.1
World rank
16th
of 99 countries
All-time high
22.1
in 1997
All-time low
9.1
in 2017
Years of data
6
1994–2017
Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Maldives, 1994–2017
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 9.1 for share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Maldives peaked at 22.1 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 9.1, in 2017.
That places Maldives 16th out of 99 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 16.1 | — |
| 1995 | 18.9 | +17.4% |
| 1997 | 22.1 | +16.9% |
| 2001 | 13.4 | -39.4% |
| 2009 | 10.6 | -20.9% |
| 2017 | 9.1 | -14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.03 | 16.1 | 22.1 | 3 |
| 2000s | 12 | 10.6 | 13.4 | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Maldives?
- Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Maldives was 9.1 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1 in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1 in 2017.
- How does Maldives rank for share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting?
- Maldives ranks 16th out of 99 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives 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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