Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male, Chad or Indonesia?

Indonesia, at 9.2% against 8.7% in Chad as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Indonesia?

7 years are reported by both, from 2000 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, male (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chad vs Indonesia: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male

Chad

8.7%

in 2022

Indonesia

9.2%

in 2023

Chad rank

20th

Indonesia rank

17th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male over time

Chad
Indonesia

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 9.2% against 8.7% in Chad, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.

Chad ranks 20th and Indonesia ranks 17th of 86 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	15.4%	10.9%	4.6%	Chad
2010s	15.6%	11.3%	4.3%	Chad
2020s	10.1%	8.1%	1.9%	Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male, Chad or Indonesia?: Indonesia, at 9.2% against 8.7% in Chad as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male between Chad and Indonesia?: 0.5%, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Indonesia?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Chad and Indonesia rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male?: Chad ranks 20th and Indonesia ranks 17th 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, male (% 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, male (% 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, male, is the proportion of boys 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.