How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tanzania?

6 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2018.

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.

Malawi vs Tanzania: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female

Malawi

2.4%

in 2020

Tanzania

2.3%

in 2022

Malawi rank

61st

Tanzania rank

63rd

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female over time

Malawi
Tanzania

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 2.4% against 2.3% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 61st and Tanzania ranks 63rd of 86 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3.5%	3.0%	0.5%	Malawi
2010s	2.6%	3.5%	0.9%	Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female, Malawi or Tanzania?: Malawi, at 2.4% against 2.3% in Tanzania as of 2020.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female between Malawi and Tanzania?: 0.1%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tanzania?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2018.
How do Malawi and Tanzania rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female?: Malawi ranks 61st and Tanzania ranks 63rd 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.