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 |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 6.2% |
| 2007 | 5.6% |
| 2002 | 6.2% |
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.
165 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Zambia, grouped by topic.