How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Mauritania?

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

Bangladesh vs Mauritania: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age

Bangladesh

21.7%

in 2022

Mauritania

22.4%

in 2022

Bangladesh rank

12th

Mauritania rank

11th

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age over time

Bangladesh
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 22.4% against 21.7% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.7%.

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

Bangladesh ranks 12th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 96 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	54.0%	20.3%	33.7%	Bangladesh
2000s	41.8%	27.6%	14.2%	Bangladesh
2010s	29.0%	21.2%	7.8%	Bangladesh
2020s	21.7%	22.4%	0.7%	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Bangladesh or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 22.4% against 21.7% in Bangladesh as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age between Bangladesh and Mauritania?: 0.7%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Mauritania?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and Mauritania rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age?: Bangladesh ranks 12th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 96 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 (% 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 (% 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: 110 places, 1,307 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of underweight children is the percentage of children 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.