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

7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.

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.

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

Senegal

1.3%

in 2023

Uganda

1.3%

in 2022

Senegal rank

37th

Uganda rank

37th

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

Senegal
Uganda

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 1.3% against 1.3% in Uganda, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Senegal ahead.

Senegal ranks 37th and Uganda ranks 37th of 84 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Senegal	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3.5%	1.6%	1.9%	Senegal
2010s	1.6%	0.8%	0.8%	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male, Senegal or Uganda?: Senegal, at 1.3% against 1.3% in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male between Senegal and Uganda?: 0.0%, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Uganda?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do Senegal and Uganda rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male?: Senegal ranks 37th 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.