How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Niger?

17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.

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.

Europe & Central Asia vs Niger: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height

Europe & Central Asia

0.2%

in 2024

Niger

2.1%

in 2022

Europe & Central Asia rank

12th

Niger rank

14th

Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height over time

Europe & Central Asia
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 2.1% against 0.2% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 1.9%.

That makes Niger's figure about 9.1 times Europe & Central Asia's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 12th and Niger ranks 14th of 14 groups.

Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia	Niger	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.6%	3.5%	2.9%	Niger
2010s	0.4%	2.7%	2.4%	Niger
2020s	0.3%	2.3%	2.0%	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, Europe & Central Asia or Niger?: Niger, at 2.1% against 0.2% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height between Europe & Central Asia and Niger?: 1.9%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Niger?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Niger rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 12th and Niger ranks 14th of 14 groups.
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.