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 |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 10.2% |
| 2018 | 7.8% |
| 2017 | 9% |
| 2016 | 7.1% |
| 2012 | 8.7% |
| 2011 | 9.8% |
| 2005 | 8.7% |
| 2000 | 10% |
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.
174 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Senegal, grouped by topic.