Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female, Ghana or Mali?

Ghana, at 5.0% against 4.4% in Mali as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana 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 wasting, weight for height, female (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs Mali: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female

Ghana

5.0%

in 2022

Mali

4.4%

in 2024

Ghana rank

37th

Mali rank

40th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female over time

Ghana
Mali

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 5.0% against 4.4% in Mali, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.

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

Ghana ranks 37th and Mali ranks 40th of 86 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Mali	Difference	Ahead
2000s	5.2%	14.5%	9.3%	Mali
2010s	5.4%	10.1%	4.7%	Mali
2020s	5.0%	9.1%	4.1%	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female, Ghana or Mali?: Ghana, at 5.0% against 4.4% in Mali as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female between Ghana and Mali?: 0.6%, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mali?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
How do Ghana and Mali rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female?: Ghana ranks 37th and Mali ranks 40th 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.