Severe wasting in children — all countries

Severe wasting in children — Estonia

Severe wasting in children in Estonia in 2014 — 0%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 50.

2014 0%
World rank 1of 50
Period maximum 0%2014
Period minimum 0%2014

Trend over time

2014–2014 · % of children under 5

Change over the period: +0 pp

Comparison, 2014

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Estonia

Estonia 0%
World 2.11%
Severe wasting in children — Estonia, by year Estonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2014 0

Northern Europe, 2014

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of children under five whose weight falls short of the WHO norm for their height by more than three standard deviations. This is a subset of wasting, its extreme degree: without treatment mortality in this group runs into the tens of percent, which is why such cases are counted as a medical emergency and are treated with special therapeutic food. The indicator is the most sensitive of the child ones: it responds to a crisis earlier than the rest.

Important: Part of the wasting indicator rather than an addition to it: the two series cannot be added. The aggregate by group is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.