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

5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

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.

Niger vs Sierra Leone: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male

Niger

2.4%

in 2022

Sierra Leone

2.3%

in 2021

Niger rank

15th

Sierra Leone rank

17th

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

Niger
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Niger currently reports 2.4% against 2.3% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Niger ranks 15th and Sierra Leone ranks 17th of 84 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Niger	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
2000s	7.0%	4.7%	2.3%	Niger
2010s	3.6%	1.4%	2.2%	Niger
2020s	2.8%	2.3%	0.5%	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male, Niger or Sierra Leone?: Niger, at 2.4% against 2.3% in Sierra Leone as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male between Niger and Sierra Leone?: 0.1%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sierra Leone?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Niger and Sierra Leone rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male?: Niger ranks 15th and Sierra Leone ranks 17th 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.