Share of children under 5 who are wasted (low weight-for-height), a marker of acute undernutrition. Source: UNICEF. Retrieved 15 Aug 2026.
2 observations are available since 2002. At least 4 are needed to show a trend chart.
| Period | Child Wasting |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 14.6% |
| 2002 | 15% |
7 countries carry a recent wasting prevalence among children under 5 figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
96 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Eritrea, grouped by topic.