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

5 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.

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.

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

Niger

1.9%

in 2022

Thailand

1.9%

in 2022

Niger rank

13th

Thailand rank

13th

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

Niger
Thailand

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Niger ahead.

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

Across the 3 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Niger	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.5%	1.2%	1.3%	Niger
2010s	1.8%	2.0%	0.2%	Thailand
2020s	1.9%	1.9%	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, Niger or Thailand?: Niger, at 1.9% against 1.9% in Thailand as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female between Niger and Thailand?: 0.0%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Thailand?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
How do Niger and Thailand rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, female?: Niger ranks 13th and Thailand 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.