How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Niger?

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.

Guyana vs Niger: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female

Guyana

1.9%

in 2019

Niger

1.9%

in 2022

Guyana rank

13th

Niger rank

13th

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

Guyana
Niger

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 1.9% against 1.9% in Niger, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Guyana ranks 13th and Niger ranks 13th of 84 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guyana	Niger	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.3%	3.2%	0.9%	Niger
2010s	1.8%	1.9%	0.1%	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female, Guyana or Niger?: Guyana, at 1.9% against 1.9% in Niger as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female between Guyana and Niger?: 0.0%, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Niger?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Guyana and Niger rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female?: Guyana ranks 13th and Niger ranks 13th 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.