Bangladesh vs Madagascar: Children aged <5 years wasted for age
Bangladesh
14.3%
in 2014
Madagascar
15.2%
in 2004
Bangladesh rank
9th
Madagascar rank
8th
Children aged <5 years wasted for age over time
- Bangladesh
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 15.2% against 14.3% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 9th and Madagascar ranks 8th of 77 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.6% | 10.5% | 7.1% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 15.2% | 0.6% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children aged <5 years wasted for age, Bangladesh or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 15.2% against 14.3% in Bangladesh as of 2004.
- What is the difference in children aged <5 years wasted for age between Bangladesh and Madagascar?
- 0.9%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Madagascar?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2004.
- How do Bangladesh and Madagascar rank globally for children aged <5 years wasted for age?
- Bangladesh ranks 9th and Madagascar ranks 8th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Children aged <5 years wasted for age (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.