Cote d'Ivoire vs Latin America & Caribbean: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height

Cote d'Ivoire
2.4%
in 2021
Latin America & Caribbean
0.3%
in 2024
Cote d'Ivoire rank
8th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
11th

Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height over time

  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Latin America & Caribbean
0246198620052024

How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 2.4% against 0.3% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 2.1%.

That makes Cote d'Ivoire's figure about 8.9 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Cote d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 8th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th of 85 countries.

Cote d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cote d'Ivoire Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
2000s 5.7% 0.5% 5.2% Cote d'Ivoire
2010s 1.3% 0.4% 0.9% Cote d'Ivoire
2020s 2.4% 0.3% 2.1% Cote d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, Cote d'Ivoire or Latin America & Caribbean?
Cote d'Ivoire, at 2.4% against 0.3% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2021.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height between Cote d'Ivoire and Latin America & Caribbean?
2.1%, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Latin America & Caribbean?
5 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2021.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 8th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th 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

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

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.