Child Welfare · West Africa
Mali Child Wasting
5.4%as of 2024-49.2% vs 2022
Share of children under 5 who are wasted (low weight-for-height), a marker of acute undernutrition. Source: UNICEF CHILD WELFARE. Retrieved August 15, 2026.
Trend
History
| Period | Child Wasting |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.4% |
| 2022 | 10.6% |
| 2021 | 9.3% |
| 2020 | 7.2% |
| 2019 | 13% |
| 2017 | 10.5% |
| 2016 | 10.6% |
| 2014 | 13.1% |
| 2011 | 10.4% |
| 2010 | 8.9% |
| 2006 | 15.4% |
| 2001 | 12.6% |
Get this via API
Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=ML&metric_key=wasting_under5_pct" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"Child Wasting across Africa
View country ranking ->| Country | Child Wasting |
|---|---|
| Nigeria | 11.6% |
| Kenya | 4.5% |
| South Africa | 3.6% |
| Egypt | 3.3% |
| Ghana | 5.8% |
| Ethiopia | 6.8% |
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