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

5 years are reported by both, from 1993 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 (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Guyana: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height

Bangladesh

1.7%

in 2022

Guyana

1.9%

in 2019

Bangladesh rank

20th

Guyana rank

18th

Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height over time

Bangladesh
Guyana

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 1.9% against 1.7% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 20th and Guyana ranks 18th of 85 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Guyana in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Guyana	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.5%	0.9%	1.6%	Bangladesh
2000s	2.0%	3.5%	1.4%	Guyana
2010s	2.8%	1.8%	1.0%	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, Bangladesh or Guyana?: Guyana, at 1.9% against 1.7% in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height between Bangladesh and Guyana?: 0.2%, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Guyana?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and Guyana rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height?: Bangladesh ranks 20th and Guyana ranks 18th of 85 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 (% 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 (% 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: 99 places, 1,131 data points, 1986–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of severe wasting is the proportion of children 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.