Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female, Malawi or Mali?

Mali, at 13.3% against 11.4% in Malawi as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mali?

9 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2020.

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.

Malawi vs Mali: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female

Malawi

11.4%

in 2020

Mali

13.3%

in 2024

Malawi rank

36th

Mali rank

33rd

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female over time

Malawi
Mali

How they compare

Mali currently reports 13.3% against 11.4% in Malawi, a difference of 1.9%.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 36th and Mali ranks 33rd of 83 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Mali	Difference	Ahead
2000s	13.9%	26.0%	12.1%	Mali
2010s	12.1%	18.4%	6.3%	Mali
2020s	11.4%	12.9%	1.5%	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female, Malawi or Mali?: Mali, at 13.3% against 11.4% in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female between Malawi and Mali?: 1.9%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mali?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2020.
How do Malawi and Mali rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female?: Malawi ranks 36th and Mali ranks 33rd 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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Indicator: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female (% 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: 83 places, 735 data points, 1986–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.