How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Ethiopia?

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, male (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Ethiopia: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male

Bangladesh

1.6%

in 2022

Ethiopia

1.6%

in 2019

Bangladesh rank

27th

Ethiopia rank

27th

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

Bangladesh
Ethiopia

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 1.6% against 1.6% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 27th and Ethiopia ranks 27th of 84 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.8%	4.8%	1.9%	Ethiopia
2010s	3.6%	2.8%	0.8%	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male, Bangladesh or Ethiopia?: Bangladesh, at 1.6% against 1.6% in Ethiopia as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male between Bangladesh and Ethiopia?: 0.0%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Ethiopia?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and Ethiopia rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male?: Bangladesh ranks 27th and Ethiopia ranks 27th 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, male (% 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, male (% 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, male, is the proportion of boys 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.