Bangladesh vs Madagascar: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female
Bangladesh
21.8%
in 2022
Madagascar
20.8%
in 2021
Bangladesh rank
10th
Madagascar rank
11th
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female over time
- Bangladesh
- Madagascar
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 21.8% against 20.8% in Madagascar, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 10th and Madagascar ranks 11th of 83 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.2% | 31.7% | 22.5% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 42.6% | 34.4% | 8.2% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 27.5% | 4.1% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female, Bangladesh or Madagascar?
- Bangladesh, at 21.8% against 20.8% in Madagascar as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female between Bangladesh and Madagascar?
- 1.0%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Madagascar?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2018.
- How do Bangladesh and Madagascar rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female?
- Bangladesh ranks 10th and Madagascar ranks 11th of 83 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 underweight, weight for age, female (% 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 underweight, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.