India vs Lower middle income: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height
India
7.5%
in 2020
Lower middle income
2.7%
in 2024
India rank
1st
Lower middle income rank
2nd
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height over time
- India
- Lower middle income
How they compare
India currently reports 7.5% against 2.7% in Lower middle income, a difference of 4.8%.
That makes India's figure about 2.8 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 1st and Lower middle income ranks 2nd of 85 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | 3.5% | 3.3% | India |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 3.1% | 2.6% | India |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 2.9% | 4.6% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, India or Lower middle income?
- India, at 7.5% against 2.7% in Lower middle income as of 2020.
- What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height between India and Lower middle income?
- 4.8%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Lower middle income?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2020.
- How do India and Lower middle income rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height?
- India ranks 1st and Lower middle income ranks 2nd 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
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.