How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Nigeria?

8 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.

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.

Low & middle income vs Nigeria: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height

Low & middle income

1.9%

in 2024

Nigeria

3.1%

in 2021

Low & middle income rank

6th

Nigeria rank

3rd

Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height over time

Low & middle income
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 3.1% against 1.9% in Low & middle income, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.7 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Nigeria ahead.

Low & middle income ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 14 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Low & middle income	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.7%	4.7%	2.0%	Nigeria
2010s	2.1%	2.3%	0.1%	Nigeria
2020s	1.9%	2.2%	0.3%	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, Low & middle income or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 3.1% against 1.9% in Low & middle income as of 2021.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height between Low & middle income and Nigeria?: 1.2%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Nigeria?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
How do Low & middle income and Nigeria rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height?: Low & middle income ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 3rd 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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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.