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 |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.2% |
| 2020 | 3.6% |
| 2018 | 2.8% |
| 2016 | 3.5% |
| 2015 | 5.7% |
| 2014 | 3.8% |
| 2012 | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 4.4% |
| 2006 | 6.2% |
| 2000 | 5% |
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.
170 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Uganda, grouped by topic.