How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Vietnam?

5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2008.

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.

Kenya vs Vietnam: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female

Kenya

4.0%

in 2022

Vietnam

3.9%

in 2010

Kenya rank

43rd

Vietnam rank

45th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female over time

Kenya
Vietnam

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 4.0% against 3.9% in Vietnam, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 43rd and Vietnam ranks 45th of 86 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Vietnam	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6.6%	5.9%	0.7%	Kenya
2000s	5.9%	8.5%	2.6%	Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female, Kenya or Vietnam?: Kenya, at 4.0% against 3.9% in Vietnam as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female between Kenya and Vietnam?: 0.1%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Vietnam?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2008.
How do Kenya and Vietnam rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female?: Kenya ranks 43rd and Vietnam ranks 45th 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.