Area Database (v4.1)

Child stunting and wasting
Percentage of wasted children
Subnational regions
Sierra Leone
All years

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
Sierra Leone (Africa)  
Total 11.6 11.3 11.1 10.9 10.7 10.5 10.2 10.0 9.80 9.08 8.37 7.65 6.93 6.22 5.50 4.78
Bo 23.8 22.3 20.7 19.1 17.5 15.9 14.4 12.8 11.2 10.4 9.60 8.80 8.00 7.20 6.40 5.60
Bombali 0.01 2.41 4.80 7.20 10.9 14.6 18.4 22.1 25.8 22.6 19.4 16.2 12.9 9.72 6.50 4.34
Bonthe 15.7 14.2 12.6 11.0 9.42 7.84 6.26 4.68 3.10 3.68 4.27 4.85 5.43 6.02 6.60 7.18
Kailahun 8.04 7.76 7.48 7.20 6.92 6.64 6.36 6.08 5.80 5.63 5.47 5.30 5.13 4.97 4.80 4.63
Kambia 21.0 19.3 17.5 15.8 14.1 12.3 10.6 8.84 7.10 7.23 7.37 7.50 7.63 7.77 7.90 8.03
Kenema 9.86 9.64 9.42 9.20 8.98 8.76 8.54 8.32 8.10 7.33 6.57 5.80 5.03 4.27 3.50 2.73
Koinadugu 6.52 6.88 7.24 7.60 7.96 8.32 8.68 9.04 9.40 8.53 7.67 6.80 5.93 5.07 4.20 3.33
Kono 13.6 12.6 11.5 10.4 9.32 8.24 7.16 6.08 5.00 4.45 3.90 3.35 2.80 2.25 1.70 1.15
Moyamba 13.5 13.3 13.2 13.1 13.0 12.9 12.7 12.6 12.5 11.1 9.70 8.30 6.90 5.50 4.10 2.74
Port Loko 12.7 12.5 12.2 11.9 11.6 11.3 11.1 10.8 10.5 9.75 9.00 8.25 7.50 6.75 6.00 5.25
Pujehun 19.3 18.1 16.9 15.7 14.5 13.3 12.1 10.9 9.70 9.73 9.77 9.80 9.83 9.87 9.90 9.93
Tonkolili 6.90 6.80 6.70 6.60 6.50 6.40 6.30 6.20 6.10 5.80 5.50 5.20 4.90 4.60 4.30 4.00
Western Rural 9.32 9.28 9.24 9.20 9.16 9.12 9.08 9.04 9.00 8.25 7.50 6.75 6.00 5.25 4.50 3.75
Western Urban 12.0 11.8 11.5 11.3 11.1 10.8 10.6 10.3 10.1 9.88 9.67 9.45 9.23 9.02 8.80 8.58
Lighter numbers are estimates