Latin America & Caribbean vs Sierra Leone: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height
Latin America & Caribbean
0.3%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
2.4%
in 2021
Latin America & Caribbean rank
11th
Sierra Leone rank
8th
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 2.4% against 0.3% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 8.9 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th and Sierra Leone ranks 8th of 14 groups.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 4.0% | 3.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 1.5% | 1.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 2.4% | 2.1% | Sierra Leone |
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 Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 2.4% against 0.3% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2021.
- What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height between Latin America & Caribbean and Sierra Leone?
- 2.1%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Sierra Leone?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Sierra Leone rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th and Sierra Leone ranks 8th 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.