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Percentage of wasted children
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
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| Total | 21.7 | 20.2 | 18.6 | 17.1 | 15.6 | 14.0 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.40 | 9.20 | 9.00 | 8.80 | 8.60 | 8.40 | 9.96 | 11.5 | 13.1 | 14.6 | 16.2 | 14.6 | 13.0 | 11.4 | 9.80 | 8.20 | 6.60 | 5.00 | 3.40 | 1.80 | |
| Urban | 19.6 | 18.1 | 16.7 | 15.3 | 13.9 | 12.5 | 11.0 | 9.62 | 8.20 | 8.16 | 8.12 | 8.08 | 8.04 | 8.00 | 9.44 | 10.9 | 12.3 | 13.8 | 15.2 | 13.8 | 12.3 | 10.9 | 9.49 | 8.06 | 6.63 | 5.20 | 3.77 | 2.34 | |
| Rural | 22.7 | 21.1 | 19.5 | 17.9 | 16.3 | 14.7 | 13.1 | 11.5 | 9.90 | 9.66 | 9.42 | 9.18 | 8.94 | 8.70 | 10.3 | 11.9 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.8 | 15.1 | 13.4 | 11.7 | 10.0 | 8.30 | 6.60 | 4.90 | 3.27 | 1.64 | |
| Poor | 22.3 | 20.8 | 19.2 | 17.7 | 16.2 | 14.6 | 13.1 | 11.5 | 10.0 | 9.76 | 9.52 | 9.28 | 9.04 | 8.80 | 10.5 | 12.2 | 13.8 | 15.5 | 17.2 | 15.5 | 13.7 | 12.0 | 10.2 | 8.49 | 6.74 | 5.00 | 3.34 | 1.67 | |
| Nonpoor | 15.0 | 13.5 | 12.1 | 10.7 | 9.28 | 7.86 | 6.44 | 5.02 | 3.60 | 4.18 | 4.76 | 5.34 | 5.92 | 6.50 | 7.84 | 9.18 | 10.5 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 12.0 | 10.9 | 9.73 | 8.57 | 7.41 | 6.26 | 5.10 | 3.94 | 2.79 | |
| Lowest 25% | 27.9 | 26.0 | 24.0 | 22.1 | 20.2 | 18.2 | 16.3 | 14.3 | 12.4 | 11.8 | 11.2 | 10.7 | 10.1 | 9.50 | 11.2 | 12.9 | 14.5 | 16.2 | 17.9 | 16.1 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 8.90 | 7.10 | 5.30 | 3.54 | 1.77 | |
| Second 25% | 21.8 | 20.5 | 19.1 | 17.7 | 16.3 | 14.9 | 13.6 | 12.2 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 9.80 | 9.30 | 8.80 | 8.30 | 10.1 | 12.0 | 13.8 | 15.7 | 17.5 | 15.6 | 13.8 | 11.9 | 10.0 | 8.14 | 6.27 | 4.40 | 2.94 | 1.47 | |
| Third 25% | 16.0 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 9.00 | 8.00 | 8.28 | 8.56 | 8.84 | 9.12 | 9.40 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.3 | 15.5 | 14.0 | 12.5 | 11.0 | 9.44 | 7.93 | 6.41 | 4.90 | 3.39 | 1.87 | |
| Highest 25% | 18.1 | 16.4 | 14.8 | 13.1 | 11.4 | 9.78 | 8.12 | 6.46 | 4.80 | 5.06 | 5.32 | 5.58 | 5.84 | 6.10 | 7.48 | 8.86 | 10.2 | 11.6 | 13.0 | 11.9 | 10.9 | 9.79 | 8.71 | 7.64 | 6.57 | 5.50 | 4.43 | 3.36 | |
| Atacora (incl Donga) | 14.5 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 13.1 | 12.9 | 13.4 | 13.9 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 15.7 | 15.9 | 16.0 | 16.2 | 16.4 | 14.8 | 13.3 | 11.7 | 10.1 | 8.54 | 6.97 | 5.40 | 3.83 | 2.26 | |
| Atlantique (incl Littoral (Cotonou)) | 19.6 | 17.8 | 16.1 | 14.4 | 12.7 | 11.0 | 9.24 | 7.52 | 5.80 | 6.34 | 6.88 | 7.42 | 7.96 | 8.50 | 9.58 | 10.7 | 11.7 | 12.8 | 13.9 | 12.6 | 11.3 | 9.96 | 8.64 | 7.33 | 6.01 | 4.70 | 3.39 | 2.07 | |
| Borgou (incl Alibori) | 34.8 | 32.1 | 29.4 | 26.7 | 24.0 | 21.3 | 18.6 | 15.9 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 12.3 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 12.8 | 14.6 | 16.3 | 18.1 | 19.9 | 17.9 | 15.9 | 13.9 | 12.0 | 9.97 | 7.99 | 6.00 | 4.01 | 2.03 | |
| Mono (incl Couffo) | 15.7 | 14.6 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.3 | 10.2 | 9.10 | 8.00 | 6.90 | 6.44 | 5.98 | 5.52 | 5.06 | 4.60 | 6.56 | 8.52 | 10.5 | 12.4 | 14.4 | 12.9 | 11.5 | 9.99 | 8.51 | 7.04 | 5.57 | 4.10 | 2.74 | 1.37 | |
| Queme (incl Plateau) | 18.9 | 17.6 | 16.3 | 15.0 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.80 | 8.50 | 8.34 | 8.18 | 8.02 | 7.86 | 7.70 | 9.06 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.5 | 13.2 | 11.9 | 10.6 | 9.24 | 7.93 | 6.61 | 5.30 | 3.99 | 2.67 | |
| Zou (incl Collines) | 20.5 | 19.0 | 17.6 | 16.2 | 14.8 | 13.4 | 11.9 | 10.5 | 9.10 | 8.22 | 7.34 | 6.46 | 5.58 | 4.70 | 7.72 | 10.7 | 13.8 | 16.8 | 19.8 | 17.5 | 15.2 | 12.9 | 10.7 | 8.37 | 6.09 | 3.80 | 2.54 | 1.27 | |