Bangladesh vs Mauritania: Children aged <5 years wasted for age
Bangladesh
14.3%
in 2014
Mauritania
11.6%
in 2012
Bangladesh rank
9th
Mauritania rank
12th
Children aged <5 years wasted for age over time
- Bangladesh
- Mauritania
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 14.3% against 11.6% in Mauritania, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 9th and Mauritania ranks 12th of 77 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.1% | 13.0% | 5.1% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 14.4% | 1.0% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 13.9% | 1.8% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children aged <5 years wasted for age, Bangladesh or Mauritania?
- Bangladesh, at 14.3% against 11.6% in Mauritania as of 2014.
- What is the difference in children aged <5 years wasted for age between Bangladesh and Mauritania?
- 2.7%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Mauritania?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
- How do Bangladesh and Mauritania rank globally for children aged <5 years wasted for age?
- Bangladesh ranks 9th and Mauritania ranks 12th 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.