How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Thailand?

5 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.

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 income vs Thailand: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height

Low income

1.4%

in 2024

Thailand

2.5%

in 2022

Low income rank

7th

Thailand rank

7th

Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height over time

Low income
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 2.5% against 1.4% in Low income, a difference of 1.1%.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.8 times Low income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Low income ahead.

Low income ranks 7th and Thailand ranks 7th of 14 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Low income averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Low income	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3.0%	1.4%	1.6%	Low income
2010s	2.0%	2.1%	0.1%	Thailand
2020s	1.5%	2.5%	1.0%	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, Low income or Thailand?: Thailand, at 2.5% against 1.4% in Low income as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height between Low income and Thailand?: 1.1%, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Thailand?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
How do Low income and Thailand rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height?: Low income ranks 7th and Thailand ranks 7th 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.