Prevalence of severe wasting weight for height male percentage of children under 5

Prevalence of severe wasting, male, is the proportion of boys under age 5 whose weight for height is more than three standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59.Source:

#	Country	Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male (% of children under 5)Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male (% of children under 5)	Year
1	South Sudan	11.7%	2010
2	Djibouti	10.4%	2012
3	Madagascar	7.6%	2004
4	Albania	7.5%	2009
5	Niger	7.4%	2012
6	Indonesia	7.2%	2013
7	Mali	6.3%	2006
8	Burkina Faso	6.2%	2010
9	Papua New Guinea	6.1%	2011
10	Yemen	5.9%	2013
11	Syria	5.9%	2009
12	Sudan	5.9%	2006
13	São Tomé and Príncipe	5.8%	2008
14	Somalia	5.3%	2009
15	Saudi Arabia	5.1%	2005
16	Chad	5.1%	2015
17	Sierra Leone	5%	2013
18	Eritrea	5%	2010
19	India	4.8%	2014
20	Egypt	4.8%	2014
21	South Africa	4.7%	2004
22	Gambia	4.6%	2013
23	Comoros	4.3%	2012
24	Angola	4.3%	2007
25	Tajikistan	4.3%	2012
26	Iraq	4.1%	2011
27	Namibia	4%	2013
28	Ukraine	3.9%	2000
29	Bangladesh	3.9%	2014
30	Pakistan	3.8%	2012
31	Nepal	3.7%	2011
32	Sri Lanka	3.4%	2012
33	Benin	3.4%	2006
34	Libya	3.3%	2007
35	Lebanon	3.3%	2004
36	Democratic Republic Of Congo	3.3%	2013
37	Philippines	3.1%	2013
38	Afghanistan	2.9%	2004
39	Thailand	2.8%	2012
40	Zambia	2.8%	2013
41	Botswana	2.8%	2007
42	Mozambique	2.8%	2011
43	Ethiopia	2.8%	2014
44	Solomon Islands	2.7%	1989
45	Cambodia	2.6%	2014
46	Cameroon	2.5%	2011
47	Armenia	2.5%	2010
48	Mauritania	2.4%	2012
49	East Timor	2.4%	2013
50	Myanmar	2.4%	2009
51	Kenya	2.4%	2009
52	Liberia	2.3%	2013
53	Turkmenistan	2.3%	2006
54	Nigeria	2.3%	2014
55	Ivory Coast	2.3%	2012
56	Barbados	2.2%	2012
57	Bhutan	2.2%	2010
58	Central African Republic	2.2%	2010
59	Tunisia	2.1%	2012
60	Uzbekistan	2%	2006
61	Vanuatu	1.9%	2007
62	Kazakhstan	1.9%	2010
63	Lesotho	1.9%	2009
64	Tonga	1.9%	2012
65	Malawi	1.8%	2010
66	Guinea	1.8%	2012
67	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1.8%	2012
68	Tanzania	1.8%	2010
69	Laos	1.8%	2011
70	Montenegro	1.8%	2013
71	Algeria	1.7%	2012
72	Togo	1.7%	2014
73	Vietnam	1.7%	2010
74	Guyana	1.6%	2009
75	Republic of the Congo	1.6%	2011
76	Kyrgyzstan	1.5%	2012
77	Gabon	1.5%	2012
78	Azerbaijan	1.4%	2013
79	Fiji	1.4%	2004
80	Burundi	1.3%	2010
81	Jamaica	1.3%	2004
82	Dominican Republic	1.3%	2013
83	Bulgaria	1.3%	2004
84	Rwanda	1.2%	2010
85	Czech Republic	1.2%	2001
86	Haiti	1.1%	2012
87	Equatorial Guinea	1.1%	2010
88	Morocco	1.1%	2011
89	Uganda	1%	2011
90	Maldives	1%	2009
91	Guinea-Bissau	1%	2010
92	Zimbabwe	1%	2010
93	Oman	0.9%	2009
94	Belize	0.9%	2011
95	Hungary	0.9%	1984
96	Suriname	0.9%	2010
97	Ecuador	0.8%	2012
98	Georgia	0.8%	2009
99	Ghana	0.8%	2014
100	China	0.8%	2010
101	Trinidad and Tobago	0.8%	2000
102	Senegal	0.7%	2014
103	Serbia	0.7%	2010
104	Kuwait	0.7%	2014
105	El Salvador	0.7%	2008
106	Romania	0.6%	2002
107	Paraguay	0.6%	2012
108	Bolivia	0.6%	2008
109	Belarus	0.6%	2005
110	Nicaragua	0.6%	2006
111	North Korea	0.6%	2012
112	Jordan	0.5%	2012
113	Mexico	0.5%	2012
114	Moldova	0.5%	2012
115	Singapore	0.5%	2000
116	Panama	0.4%	1997
117	Brunei	0.4%	2009
118	Mongolia	0.4%	2010
119	Honduras	0.4%	2012
120	Netherlands	0.4%	1980
121	Turkey	0.3%	2013
122	Germany	0.3%	2005
123	Brazil	0.3%	2007
124	Canada	0.3%	1971
125	Japan	0.3%	2010
126	Republic of Macedonia	0.3%	2011
127	Argentina	0.2%	2005
128	Colombia	0.2%	2010
129	Peru	0.1%	2014
130	Greece	0.1%	2003
131	South Korea	0.1%	2010
132	Guatemala	0.1%	2015
133	Swaziland	0.1%	2010
134	Uruguay	0%	2011
135	United States	0%	2012

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