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

8 years are reported by both, from 2000 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 wasting, weight for height, female (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Mauritania: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female

Bangladesh

11.1%

in 2022

Mauritania

10.7%

in 2022

Bangladesh rank

4th

Mauritania rank

6th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female over time

Bangladesh
Mauritania

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 11.1% against 10.7% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 4th and Mauritania ranks 6th of 86 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
2000s	14.1%	13.1%	1.0%	Bangladesh
2010s	10.4%	11.2%	0.8%	Mauritania
2020s	11.1%	10.7%	0.4%	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female, Bangladesh or Mauritania?: Bangladesh, at 11.1% against 10.7% in Mauritania as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female between Bangladesh and Mauritania?: 0.4%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Mauritania?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and Mauritania rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female?: Bangladesh ranks 4th and Mauritania ranks 6th of 86 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 wasting, weight for height, female (% 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 wasting, weight for height, female (% 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: 86 places, 749 data points, 1986–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of wasting, female, is the proportion of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months.