Indonesia vs Latin America & Caribbean: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height
Indonesia
2.1%
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean
0.3%
in 2024
Indonesia rank
14th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
11th
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height over time
- Indonesia
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 2.1% against 0.3% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 7.8 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.
Indonesia ranks 14th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th of 85 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 0.5% | 2.9% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 0.4% | 4.0% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 0.3% | 1.2% | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, Indonesia or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Indonesia, at 2.1% against 0.3% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height between Indonesia and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 1.8%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Indonesia and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height?
- Indonesia ranks 14th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th 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.