How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Uruguay?

5 years are reported by both, from 1999 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.

Mongolia vs Uruguay: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female

Mongolia

0.8%

in 2018

Uruguay

1.1%

in 2018

Mongolia rank

78th

Uruguay rank

76th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female over time

Mongolia
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 1.1% against 0.8% in Mongolia, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.4 times Mongolia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Mongolia ahead.

Mongolia ranks 78th and Uruguay ranks 76th of 86 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mongolia	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.1%	1.1%	3.0%	Mongolia
2000s	0.8%	2.9%	2.1%	Uruguay
2010s	1.0%	0.8%	0.2%	Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female, Mongolia or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 1.1% against 0.8% in Mongolia as of 2018.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female between Mongolia and Uruguay?: 0.3%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Uruguay?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Mongolia and Uruguay rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female?: Mongolia ranks 78th and Uruguay ranks 76th 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: 03 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.