Cambodia vs Upper middle income: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height
Cambodia
2.4%
in 2021
Upper middle income
0.5%
in 2024
Cambodia rank
8th
Upper middle income rank
10th
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height over time
- Cambodia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 2.4% against 0.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Cambodia's figure about 4.6 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Cambodia has been ahead every year.
Cambodia ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 10th of 85 countries.
Cambodia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 1.0% | 2.8% | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 0.8% | 1.8% | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 0.6% | 1.8% | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, Cambodia or Upper middle income?
- Cambodia, at 2.4% against 0.5% in Upper middle income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height between Cambodia and Upper middle income?
- 1.9%, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Upper middle income?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Cambodia and Upper middle income rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height?
- Cambodia ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 10th 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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About this data
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.