What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female between Central African Republic and Guinea-Bissau?

0.1%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Guinea-Bissau?

5 years are reported by both, from 2000 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 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.

Central African Republic vs Guinea-Bissau: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female

Central African Republic

1.3%

in 2022

Guinea-Bissau

1.4%

in 2019

Central African Republic rank

26th

Guinea-Bissau rank

23rd

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

Central African Republic
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 1.4% against 1.3% in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 26th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 23rd of 84 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3.8%	4.7%	0.9%	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	1.1%	1.1%	0.0%	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female, Central African Republic or Guinea-Bissau?: Guinea-Bissau, at 1.4% against 1.3% in Central African Republic as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female between Central African Republic and Guinea-Bissau?: 0.1%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Guinea-Bissau?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Central African Republic and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female?: Central African Republic ranks 26th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 23rd 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: 17 September 2026

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.