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

5 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 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.

Nepal vs Senegal: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female

Nepal

0.9%

in 2022

Senegal

0.9%

in 2023

Nepal rank

38th

Senegal rank

38th

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

Nepal
Senegal

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 0.9% against 0.9% in Senegal, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 38th and Senegal ranks 38th of 84 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nepal	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.9%	2.2%	0.7%	Nepal
2010s	2.2%	1.3%	0.9%	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female, Nepal or Senegal?: Nepal, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Senegal as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female between Nepal and Senegal?: 0.0%, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Senegal?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2019.
How do Nepal and Senegal rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female?: Nepal ranks 38th and Senegal ranks 38th 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.