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

Vietnam, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Mongolia as of 2020.

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

7 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 Vietnam: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height (% of children)

Mongolia

0.9%

in 2023

Vietnam

1.0%

in 2020

Mongolia rank

46th

Vietnam rank

43rd

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

Mongolia
Vietnam

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Mongolia, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Mongolia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Vietnam ahead.

Mongolia ranks 46th and Vietnam ranks 43rd of 85 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mongolia	Vietnam	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.8%	2.8%	1.0%	Vietnam
2000s	1.4%	2.2%	0.8%	Vietnam
2010s	0.5%	1.2%	0.7%	Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, Mongolia or Vietnam?: Vietnam, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Mongolia as of 2020.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height between Mongolia and Vietnam?: 0.1%, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Vietnam?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Mongolia and Vietnam rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height?: Mongolia ranks 46th and Vietnam ranks 43rd 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.