Between 2017 and 2022, there has been a slight increase in the prevalence of wasting among the marginalized communities. In contrast, the prevalence of wasting in the Brahmin and Chhetri communities has experienced a slight decrease. Consequently, there has been a widening gap between these two communities in terms of wasting prevalence.

From 2017 to 2022, there has only been a minimal decrease in the prevalence of wasting in the hill region. Wasting rates did not change in the terai region and worsened in the mountain region signaling a need to renew efforts to reduce wasting across all three agro-ecological zones of Nepal.