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

Malaysia, at 15.3% against 15.0% in Mali as of 2022.

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

5 years are reported by both, from 2006 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.

Malaysia vs Mali: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age

Malaysia

15.3%

in 2022

Mali

15.0%

in 2024

Malaysia rank

29th

Mali rank

31st

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age over time

Malaysia
Mali

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 15.3% against 15.0% in Mali, a difference of 0.3%.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 29th and Mali ranks 31st of 96 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Mali	Difference	Ahead
2000s	12.7%	27.9%	15.2%	Mali
2010s	13.7%	21.2%	7.6%	Mali
2020s	15.3%	18.5%	3.2%	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Malaysia or Mali?: Malaysia, at 15.3% against 15.0% in Mali as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age between Malaysia and Mali?: 0.3%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Mali?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
How do Malaysia and Mali rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age?: Malaysia ranks 29th and Mali ranks 31st 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: 03 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.