Madagascar vs North America: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age
Madagascar
22.6%
in 2021
North America
0.7%
in 2024
Madagascar rank
10th
North America rank
13th
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age over time
- Madagascar
- North America
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 22.6% against 0.7% in North America, a difference of 21.9%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 30.5 times North America's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 10th and North America ranks 13th of 96 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.7% | 0.9% | 35.8% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 0.8% | 28.3% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 0.8% | 21.8% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Madagascar or North America?
- Madagascar, at 22.6% against 0.7% in North America as of 2021.
- What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age between Madagascar and North America?
- 21.9%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and North America?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2021.
- How do Madagascar and North America rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age?
- Madagascar ranks 10th and North America ranks 13th 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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About this data
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.