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Child mortality vs. Prevalence of child wasting, 2020

Child mortality is the share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five versus the prevalence of wasting in children under five years old. Wasting is where a
child's weight is well below expected levels for their height.

Prevalence of child wasting0%2%4%6%8%10%12%14%16%ChildmortalityAfghanistanAfghanistanAlbaniaAlbaniaAlgeriaAlgeriaBangladeshBangladeshBurkina FasoBurkina FasoChadChadEcuadorEcuadorEthiopiaEthiopiaGeorgiaGeorgiaIndiaIndiaMauritaniaMauritaniaNigeriaNigeriaSouth AsiaSouth AsiaAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth AmericaNo data

Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by World Bank