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Child wasting

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Facts you should know about Child wasting :

  • 1.68% of total deaths around the world are due to Child wasting
  • Generally, deaths due to Child wasting are seen in age group of Under 5 years
  • Chad's 0.1604% population dies due to Child wasting
  • India is highest in terms of number of deaths with average 158894 per year
  • In Year 2016, 906386 people died due to Child wasting (around the world), out of which 17.53% are in India
  • 906386 deaths are seen in age group of Under 5 years
  • Nil deaths are seen in age group of 5-14 years
  • Nil deaths are seen in age group of 15-49 years
  • Nil deaths are seen in age group of 50-69 years
  • Nil deaths are seen in age group of 70+ years

This research was last updated on .
Source and Reference of this Data

This below graph represents Top 10 countries with highest number of deaths due to Child wasting



This below table represents number of deaths in all countries due to Child wasting :

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Rank Country Count
1India158894
2Nigeria144810
3Democratic Republic of Congo51253
4Pakistan45207
5Ethiopia36588
6Madagascar25668
7Niger23467
8Chad23185
9Tanzania22596
10Indonesia17371
11Uganda17129
12South Sudan17068
13Mali16655
14Angola14604
15Cote d'Ivoire14150
16Bangladesh13777
17Burkina Faso13580
18Kenya12443
19Afghanistan12316
20Cameroon11448
21Burundi11149
22Mozambique10933
23Egypt10106
24Zambia8992
25Malawi8881
26Philippines8690
27Somalia8291
28Guinea7519
29Zimbabwe7439
30Benin7321
31Sudan7279
32Yemen7267
33China6756
34Central African Republic6043
35Sierra Leone5996
36Senegal5604
37South Africa5350
38Ghana5100
39Myanmar4327
40Rwanda4314
41Brazil3812
42Haiti3514
43Iraq3472
44Nepal3400
45Uzbekistan3319
46Mexico3129
47Laos3089
48Eritrea2762
49Cambodia2628
50Tajikistan2581
51Liberia2316
52Papua New Guinea2275
53Togo2018
54North Korea1731
55Vietnam1649
56Guatemala1613
57Congo1528
58Bolivia1186
59Mauritania1108
60Azerbaijan1024
61Iran999
62Venezuela961
63Lesotho918
64Morocco917
65Peru868
66Guinea-Bissau862
67Gambia861
68Turkmenistan766
69Namibia752
70Colombia719
71Russia606
72Ecuador584
73Algeria578
74Kyrgyzstan561
75Swaziland506
76Djibouti501
77Turkey429
78Argentina361
79Kazakhstan355
80Dominican Republic347
81Timor334
82Gabon282
83Syria272
84Honduras267
85Thailand253
86Nicaragua227
87Romania225
88Comoros219
89Malaysia212
90United States208
91Botswana185
92Paraguay175
93Mongolia156
94Panama137
95Jordan133
96El Salvador123
97Ukraine120
98Sri Lanka97
99Palestine87
100Equatorial Guinea74
101Japan71
102Armenia64
103Jamaica61
104Solomon Islands56
105Saudi Arabia55
106Bhutan54
107Fiji52
108Tunisia48
109Albania48
110Bulgaria42
111Sao Tome and Principe40
112Libya38
113Vanuatu38
114Poland37
115United Kingdom35
116Georgia34
117Guyana34
118Cuba30
119Oman27
120Suriname26
121Moldova26
122France26
123Kiribati25
124United Arab Emirates23
125Serbia23
126Cape Verde22
127Costa Rica21
128Uruguay19
129South Korea19
130Chile18
131Taiwan17
132Lebanon17
133Slovakia16
134Germany16
135Spain13
136Italy13
137Belarus13
138Kuwait12
139Belize12
140Canada12
141Hungary11
142Mauritius11
143Australia11
144Macedonia10
145Czech Republic8
146Trinidad and Tobago8
147Puerto Rico7
148Israel7
149Bahrain5
150Belgium5
151Marshall Islands5
152Singapore5
153Bosnia and Herzegovina5
154Portugal5
155Bahamas5
156Netherlands5
157Lithuania4
158Qatar4
159Greece4
160Tonga4
161Samoa4
162Guam3
163Micronesia3
164New Zealand3
165Sweden3
166Latvia3
167Croatia2
168Switzerland2
169Barbados2
170Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2
171Denmark2
172Brunei2
173Maldives2
174Austria2
175Ireland2
176Estonia2
177Grenada2
178Montenegro1
179Saint Lucia1
180Norway1
181Seychelles1
182Antigua and Barbuda1
183Samoa1
184Dominica1
185Slovenia1
186Cyprus0
187Finland0
188Mariana Islnads0
189United States Virgin Islands0
190Malta0
191Luxembourg0
192Iceland0
193Bermuda0
194Greenland0
195Andorra0

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