Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, Malawi or Mali?

Malawi, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Mali as of 2020.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mali?

9 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2020.

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.

Malawi vs Mali: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height

Malawi

0.7%

in 2020

Mali

0.7%

in 2024

Malawi rank

56th

Mali rank

56th

Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height over time

Malawi
Mali

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Mali, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 56th and Mali ranks 56th of 85 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Mali	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.5%	6.1%	4.6%	Mali
2010s	0.8%	2.9%	2.1%	Mali
2020s	0.7%	1.4%	0.7%	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, Malawi or Mali?: Malawi, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Mali as of 2020.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height between Malawi and Mali?: 0.0%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mali?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2020.
How do Malawi and Mali rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height?: Malawi ranks 56th and Mali ranks 56th 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: 03 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.