Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male, Mali or Nepal?

Mali, at 16.7% against 16.4% in Nepal as of 2024.

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

9 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.

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, male (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mali vs Nepal: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male

Mali

16.7%

in 2024

Nepal

16.4%

in 2022

Mali rank

25th

Nepal rank

28th

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male over time

Mali
Nepal

How they compare

Mali currently reports 16.7% against 16.4% in Nepal, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Nepal ahead.

Mali ranks 25th and Nepal ranks 28th of 83 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	40.3%	42.8%	2.5%	Nepal
2000s	30.8%	39.9%	9.1%	Nepal
2010s	21.7%	27.9%	6.1%	Nepal
2020s	20.6%	16.4%	4.2%	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male, Mali or Nepal?: Mali, at 16.7% against 16.4% in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male between Mali and Nepal?: 0.3%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Nepal?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
How do Mali and Nepal rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male?: Mali ranks 25th and Nepal ranks 28th 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, male (% 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, male (% 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, male, is the percentage of boys 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.