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Wasting prevalence (under 5) by country 2024 | worldgovdata
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Wasting prevalence (under 5)
UNICEF
%
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161 countries · 2000–2024
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Lower is better
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Ecuador
0.73%
2
Lesotho
1.6%
3
Zimbabwe
5.1%
4
Mali
5.4%
5
Burundi
7.8%
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Sri Lanka
9.3%
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