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

5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2005.

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.

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

Russia

4.0%

in 2005

Vietnam

3.9%

in 2010

Russia rank

43rd

Vietnam rank

45th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female over time

Russia
Vietnam

How they compare

Russia 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 2000 it was Russia ahead.

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

Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female, Russia or Vietnam?: Russia, at 4.0% against 3.9% in Vietnam as of 2005.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female between Russia and Vietnam?: 0.1%, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Vietnam?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2005.
How do Russia and Vietnam rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female?: Russia 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.