How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and North America?

11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

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.

Indonesia vs North America: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height

Indonesia

2.1%

in 2023

North America

0.0%

in 2024

Indonesia rank

14th

North America rank

14th

Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height over time

Indonesia
North America

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 2.1% against 0.0% in North America, a difference of 2.1%.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 210.0 times North America's.

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

Indonesia ranks 14th and North America ranks 14th of 85 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	North America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3.4%	0.1%	3.3%	Indonesia
2010s	4.4%	0.0%	4.4%	Indonesia
2020s	1.5%	0.0%	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, Indonesia or North America?: Indonesia, at 2.1% against 0.0% in North America as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height between Indonesia and North America?: 2.1%, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and North America?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and North America rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height?: Indonesia ranks 14th and North America ranks 14th 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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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.