How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?

8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.

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.

Malawi vs Uganda: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female

Malawi

0.7%

in 2020

Uganda

0.7%

in 2022

Malawi rank

48th

Uganda rank

48th

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

Malawi
Uganda

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Uganda, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 48th and Uganda ranks 48th of 84 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.5%	1.5%	0.0%	—
2010s	0.5%	1.6%	1.1%	Uganda
2020s	0.7%	1.1%	0.4%	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female, Malawi or Uganda?: Malawi, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Uganda as of 2020.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female between Malawi and Uganda?: 0.0%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female?: Malawi ranks 48th and Uganda ranks 48th 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.