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

5 years are reported by both, from 1988 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, male (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs Uganda: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male

Ghana

1.4%

in 2022

Uganda

1.3%

in 2022

Ghana rank

35th

Uganda rank

37th

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

Ghana
Uganda

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 1.4% against 1.3% in Uganda, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 35th and Uganda ranks 37th of 84 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1980s	2.8%	0.7%	2.1%	Ghana
2000s	2.0%	2.4%	0.4%	Uganda
2010s	1.4%	0.9%	0.4%	Ghana
2020s	1.4%	1.3%	0.1%	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male, Ghana or Uganda?: Ghana, at 1.4% against 1.3% in Uganda as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male between Ghana and Uganda?: 0.1%, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Uganda?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2022.
How do Ghana and Uganda rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male?: Ghana ranks 35th and Uganda ranks 37th 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.