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

5 years are reported by both, from 2001 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.

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

Mali

0.7%

in 2024

Mozambique

0.7%

in 2022

Mali rank

56th

Mozambique rank

56th

Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height over time

Mali
Mozambique

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Mali ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Mozambique	Difference	Ahead
2000s	4.2%	3.6%	0.6%	Mali
2010s	2.8%	2.0%	0.7%	Mali
2020s	1.8%	0.8%	1.0%	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, Mali or Mozambique?: Mali, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Mozambique as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height between Mali and Mozambique?: 0.0%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Mozambique?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
How do Mali and Mozambique rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height?: Mali ranks 56th and Mozambique 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.