Latin America & Caribbean vs Niger: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height
Latin America & Caribbean
0.3%
in 2024
Niger
2.1%
in 2022
Latin America & Caribbean rank
11th
Niger rank
14th
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 2.1% against 0.3% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Niger's figure about 7.8 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th 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 | Latin America & Caribbean | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 3.5% | 3.1% | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 2.7% | 2.4% | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 2.3% | 2.0% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, Latin America & Caribbean or Niger?
- Niger, at 2.1% against 0.3% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height between Latin America & Caribbean and Niger?
- 1.8%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Niger?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Niger rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th 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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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.