Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Niger
Niger: Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting was 10.9 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Niger, 1985β2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Niger recorded 10.9 for share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in 2022.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Niger peaked at 25.3 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 9.8, in 2019.
Niger ranks 8th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.3 | 25.3 | 25.3 | 1 |
| 1990s | 20.75 | 18.8 | 22.7 | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.32 | 11.6 | 16.2 | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.9 | 9.8 | 15.8 | 9 |
| 2020s | 11.47 | 10.9 | 12 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 5 Nigeria 11.6 compare
- 6 Syrian Arab Republic 11.5 compare
- 7 Malaysia 11 compare
- 9 Bangladesh 10.7 compare
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 10.7 compare
- 11 Senegal 10.2 compare
More reference data data for Niger
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8132 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3983 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.1 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Niger?
- Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Niger was 10.9 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3 in 1985.
- What is the lowest share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8 in 2019.
- How does Niger rank for share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting?
- Niger ranks 8th out of 99 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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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