Share of children under 5 who are wasted (low weight-for-height), a marker of acute undernutrition. Source: UNICEF. Retrieved 15 Aug 2026.
| Period | Child Wasting |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 11.6% |
| 2020 | 6.5% |
| 2016 | 10.8% |
| 2015 | 7.3% |
| 2014 | 7.9% |
| 2011 | 10.2% |
| 2003 | 11.2% |
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.
164 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Nigeria, grouped by topic.