How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Niger?

5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

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.

Cambodia vs Niger: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female

Cambodia

8.2%

in 2021

Niger

9.7%

in 2022

Cambodia rank

13th

Niger rank

11th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female over time

Cambodia
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 9.7% against 8.2% in Cambodia, a difference of 1.5%.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Cambodia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cambodia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 13th and Niger ranks 11th of 86 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cambodia	Niger	Difference	Ahead
2000s	12.1%	13.2%	1.0%	Niger
2010s	10.1%	12.9%	2.8%	Niger
2020s	8.2%	10.6%	2.4%	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female, Cambodia or Niger?: Niger, at 9.7% against 8.2% in Cambodia as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female between Cambodia and Niger?: 1.5%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Niger?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Cambodia and Niger rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female?: Cambodia ranks 13th and Niger ranks 11th 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.