How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Senegal?

5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.

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.

Saudi Arabia vs Senegal: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height

Saudi Arabia

1.2%

in 2020

Senegal

1.1%

in 2023

Saudi Arabia rank

36th

Senegal rank

38th

Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height over time

Saudi Arabia
Senegal

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.2% against 1.1% in Senegal, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Senegal ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 36th and Senegal ranks 38th of 85 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, Saudi Arabia or Senegal?: Saudi Arabia, at 1.2% against 1.1% in Senegal as of 2020.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height between Saudi Arabia and Senegal?: 0.1%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Senegal?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Saudi Arabia and Senegal rank globally for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height?: Saudi Arabia ranks 36th and Senegal ranks 38th 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: 03 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.