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
05101520198319982014

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.

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About this data

Indicator
Children aged <5 years wasted for age (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
77 places, 594 data points, 1966–2015
Last refreshed