High income vs Indonesia: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height

High income
0.1%
in 2024
Indonesia
2.1%
in 2023
High income rank
13th
Indonesia rank
14th

Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height over time

  • High income
  • Indonesia
0246200020122024

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 2.1% against 0.1% in High income, a difference of 2.0%.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 42.0 times High income's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 13th and Indonesia ranks 14th of 14 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Indonesia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1% 3.4% 3.3% Indonesia
2010s 0.1% 4.4% 4.3% Indonesia
2020s 0.1% 1.5% 1.5% Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, High income or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 2.1% against 0.1% in High income as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height between High income and Indonesia?
2.0%, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Indonesia?
11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do High income and Indonesia rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height?
High income ranks 13th and Indonesia 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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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.