FIGURE 8 PREVALENCE OF WASTING AMONG CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS OF AGE IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC BY SUBREGION AND COUNTRY (LATEST YEAR AVAILABLE FROM 2017 TO 2024)
SOURCE: Based on UNICEF, WHO & World Bank. 2025. Levels and trends in child malnutrition: UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Group Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates. Key findings of the 2025 edition. New York, USA, Geneva, Switzerland and Washington, DC. [Cited 4 April 2025]. In South-Eastern Asia, Malaysia, the Lao People's pressing public health concern effectively. Democratic Republic, Cambodia, Timor Leste of around 7 percent to 11 percent, which were infant and young child feeding practices,7 and also above the world average. On a more positive note, the Republic of Korea, Tonga, Nauru and strengthening health, water and sanitation, education and social policy8 9 systems.10 of less than 2 percent in Asia and the Pacific.