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

Senegal, at 17.1% against 16.7% in Mali as of 2023.

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

8 years are reported by both, from 1996 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 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 Senegal: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male

Mali

16.7%

in 2024

Senegal

17.1%

in 2023

Mali rank

25th

Senegal rank

24th

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male over time

Mali
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 17.1% against 16.7% in Mali, a difference of 0.4%.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.

Mali ranks 25th and Senegal ranks 24th of 83 countries.

Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	40.3%	19.5%	20.8%	Mali
2010s	22.1%	16.0%	6.1%	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 Senegal?: Senegal, at 17.1% against 16.7% in Mali as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male between Mali and Senegal?: 0.4%, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Senegal?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2019.
How do Mali and Senegal rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male?: Mali ranks 25th and Senegal ranks 24th 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.