How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nigeria?

5 years are reported by both, from 2011 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.

Mauritania vs Nigeria: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height

Mauritania

2.6%

in 2022

Nigeria

3.1%

in 2021

Mauritania rank

6th

Nigeria rank

3rd

Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height over time

Mauritania
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 3.1% against 2.6% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 85 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2010s	3.3%	2.2%	1.0%	Mauritania
2020s	1.4%	2.2%	0.9%	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, Mauritania or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 3.1% against 2.6% in Mauritania as of 2021.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height between Mauritania and Nigeria?: 0.5%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nigeria?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2021.
How do Mauritania and Nigeria rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height?: Mauritania ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 3rd 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: 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.