How many years of comparable data are there for High income 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.

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

High income

0.1%

in 2024

Niger

2.1%

in 2022

High income rank

13th

Niger rank

14th

Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height over time

High income
Niger

How they compare

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

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

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

High income ranks 13th 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	High income	Niger	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.1%	3.5%	3.4%	Niger
2010s	0.1%	2.7%	2.7%	Niger
2020s	0.1%	2.3%	2.2%	Niger

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 Niger?: Niger, at 2.1% against 0.1% in High income as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height between High income and Niger?: 2.0%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Niger?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do High income and Niger rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height?: High income ranks 13th 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.