Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Mali
Mali: Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting was 5.4 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Mali, 1987–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Mali is 5.4, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 49.1% on the previous year and down 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Mali peaked at 24.2 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 5.4, in 2024.
Mali ranks 37th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 1 |
| 1990s | 24.2 | 24.2 | 24.2 | 1 |
| 2000s | 14 | 12.6 | 15.4 | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.12 | 8.9 | 13.5 | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.12 | 5.4 | 10.6 | 4 |
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More reference data data for Mali
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4025 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 39.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Mali?
- Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Mali was 5.4 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 24.2 in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4 in 2024.
- How does Mali rank for share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting?
- Mali ranks 37th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali 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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