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.

自2017年至2021年，中国五岁以下儿童营养不良的发生率始终保持在百分之二以下。在过去二十年里，我国人口的营养状况持续改善，儿童营养不良及发育迟缓问题得到有效控制。所谓营养不良，是指儿童体重过轻，与其身高不符，这一指标是反映快速体重下降和急性营养不良的重要指示。