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

5 years are reported by both, from 1997 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 Yemen: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female

Bangladesh

11.1%

in 2022

Yemen

14.6%

in 2022

Bangladesh rank

4th

Yemen rank

3rd

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female over time

Bangladesh
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 14.6% against 11.1% in Bangladesh, a difference of 3.5%.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.3 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 4th and Yemen ranks 3rd of 86 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1990s	19.4%	15.4%	4.0%	Bangladesh
2000s	14.5%	12.0%	2.5%	Bangladesh
2010s	12.1%	13.2%	1.2%	Yemen
2020s	11.1%	14.6%	3.5%	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female, Bangladesh or Yemen?: Yemen, at 14.6% against 11.1% in Bangladesh as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female between Bangladesh and Yemen?: 3.5%, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Yemen?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and Yemen rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female?: Bangladesh ranks 4th and Yemen ranks 3rd 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.