Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, Mongolia or Tanzania?

Mongolia, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Tanzania as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Tanzania?

5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.

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.

Mongolia vs Tanzania: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height (% of children)

Mongolia

0.9%

in 2023

Tanzania

0.9%

in 2022

Mongolia rank

46th

Tanzania rank

46th

Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height (% of children) over time

Mongolia
Tanzania

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 0.9% against 0.9% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.

Mongolia ranks 46th and Tanzania ranks 46th of 85 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mongolia	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.8%	2.0%	0.2%	Tanzania
2000s	0.1%	1.0%	0.9%	Tanzania
2010s	0.5%	1.1%	0.6%	Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, Mongolia or Tanzania?: Mongolia, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Tanzania as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height between Mongolia and Tanzania?: 0.0%, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Tanzania?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Mongolia and Tanzania rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height?: Mongolia ranks 46th and Tanzania ranks 46th 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: 12 November 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.