Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted was 1.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted in Palestine, State of, 1996–2020
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
The most recent figure for malnutrition: share of children who are wasted in Palestine, State of is 1.3%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: share of children who are wasted in Palestine, State of peaked at 3.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2014.
Palestine, State of ranks 88th of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3.0% | — |
| 2000 | 2.0% | -33.3% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -43.8% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +83.3% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -63.6% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 3.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.2% | 3.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
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More reference data data for Palestine, State of
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1625 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0127 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6383 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7088 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.022 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: share of children who are wasted in Palestine, State of?
- Malnutrition: share of children who are wasted in Palestine, State of was 1.3% in 2020, 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 Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: share of children who are wasted recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2014.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for malnutrition: share of children who are wasted?
- Palestine, State of ranks 88th out of 99 countries with data for 2020.
- Is malnutrition: share of children who are wasted rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine, State of 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.