How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Senegal?

8 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mali vs Senegal: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female

Mali

1.3%

in 2024

Senegal

1.4%

in 2023

Mali rank

78th

Senegal rank

76th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time

Mali
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 1.4% against 1.3% in Mali, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Senegal ahead.

Mali ranks 78th and Senegal ranks 76th of 85 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.9%	2.1%	0.2%	Senegal
2010s	1.1%	1.6%	0.5%	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Mali or Senegal?: Senegal, at 1.4% against 1.3% in Mali as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Mali and Senegal?: 0.1%, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Senegal?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2019.
How do Mali and Senegal rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?: Mali ranks 78th and Senegal ranks 76th of 85 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (% of children under 5)
Unit: % of children under 5
Source: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 85 places, 718 data points, 1986–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of overweight, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.