Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Thailand: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2.0%
in 2024
Thailand
2.5%
in 2022
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
4th
Thailand rank
7th

Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Thailand
11.522.53198720052024

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 2.5% against 2.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 4th and Thailand ranks 7th of 14 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Thailand Difference Ahead
2000s 2.6% 1.4% 1.2% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 2.3% 2.1% 0.2% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2020s 2.0% 2.5% 0.5% Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Thailand?
Thailand, at 2.5% against 2.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Thailand?
0.5%, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Thailand?
5 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Thailand rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 4th 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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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Thailand: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height. Statizoid, drawing on 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'. Retrieved 19 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-severe-wasting-weight-for-height-percent-of-children-under-5/middle-east-north-africa-afghanistan-and-pakistan/thailand/

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About this data

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

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.