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

6 years are reported by both, from 2000 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.

Ethiopia vs Senegal: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height

Ethiopia

1.1%

in 2019

Senegal

1.1%

in 2023

Ethiopia rank

38th

Senegal rank

38th

Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height over time

Ethiopia
Senegal

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 1.1% against 1.1% in Senegal, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 38th and Senegal ranks 38th of 85 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	4.2%	2.6%	1.7%	Ethiopia
2010s	2.4%	1.5%	0.9%	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, Ethiopia or Senegal?: Ethiopia, at 1.1% against 1.1% in Senegal as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height between Ethiopia and Senegal?: 0.0%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Senegal?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Ethiopia and Senegal rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height?: Ethiopia ranks 38th and Senegal ranks 38th 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: 03 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.