Prevalence of wasting among children under five years in China 1998-2021
Between 2017 and 2021, the prevalence of wasting among young children under five years in China remained below two percent. In the past two decades, nutrition among the Chinese population continued to improve, with childhood wasting and stunting under control. Wasting refers to a child being too thin for his or her height and is an important indicator reflecting rapid weight loss and acute undernutrition.