Severe wasting in children — all countries

Severe wasting in children — Ukraine

Severe wasting in children in Ukraine in 2000 — 3.8%. Ranked 38 in the world out of 52.

2000 3.8%
World rank 38of 52
Period maximum 3.8%2000
Period minimum 3.8%2000

Trend over time

2000–2000 · % of children under 5

Change over the period: +0 pp

Comparison, 2000

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

Ukraine 3.8%
World 2.69%
Severe wasting in children — Ukraine, by year Ukraine All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2000 3.8

Eastern Europe, 2000

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.