Bangladesh vs Indonesia: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female

Bangladesh
1.8%
in 2022
Indonesia
1.8%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
18th
Indonesia rank
18th

Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Indonesia
0246199720102023

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 1.8% against 1.8% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 18th and Indonesia ranks 18th of 84 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Indonesia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Indonesia Difference Ahead
2000s 3.0% 2.8% 0.1% Bangladesh
2010s 1.5% 3.6% 2.2% Indonesia
2020s 1.8% 1.1% 0.7% Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female, Bangladesh or Indonesia?
Bangladesh, at 1.8% against 1.8% in Indonesia as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female between Bangladesh and Indonesia?
0.0%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Indonesia?
6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and Indonesia rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female?
Bangladesh ranks 18th and Indonesia ranks 18th of 84 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 severe wasting, 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 severe wasting, 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
84 places, 738 data points, 1986–2024
Last refreshed

Prevalence of severe wasting, female, is the proportion of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than three standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months.