Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Thailand: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Thailand
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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About this data
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.