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

5 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2010.

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.

China vs Malawi: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male

China

0.8%

in 2010

Malawi

0.8%

in 2020

China rank

54th

Malawi rank

54th

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

China
Malawi

How they compare

China currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Malawi, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

China ranks 54th and Malawi ranks 54th of 84 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.0%	3.7%	2.7%	Malawi
2000s	0.8%	2.8%	2.1%	Malawi
2010s	0.8%	1.8%	1.0%	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male, China or Malawi?: China, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Malawi as of 2010.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male between China and Malawi?: 0.0%, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Malawi?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2010.
How do China and Malawi rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male?: China ranks 54th and Malawi ranks 54th 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.