Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting was 1 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
1
World rank
91st
of 99 countries
All-time high
2.6
in 2012
All-time low
0.6
in 1990
Years of data
5
1990–2016
Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Paraguay, 1990–2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2016, share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Paraguay stood at 1.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Paraguay peaked at 2.6 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.6, in 1990.
Paraguay ranks 91st of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6 | — |
| 1998 | 1.6 | +166.7% |
| 2005 | 1.1 | -31.2% |
| 2012 | 2.6 | +136.4% |
| 2016 | 1 | -61.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.8 | 1 | 2.6 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More reference data data for Paraguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Paraguay?
- Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Paraguay was 1 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6 in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 in 1990.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting?
- Paraguay ranks 91st out of 99 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).