How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?

11 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.

Mauritania vs Niger: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male

Mauritania

15.0%

in 2022

Niger

12.1%

in 2022

Mauritania rank

4th

Niger rank

6th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male over time

Mauritania
Niger

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 15.0% against 12.1% in Niger, a difference of 2.9%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Niger ahead.

Mauritania ranks 4th and Niger ranks 6th of 86 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Niger	Difference	Ahead
2000s	13.6%	15.7%	2.1%	Niger
2010s	14.0%	14.3%	0.3%	Niger
2020s	11.3%	12.9%	1.6%	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male, Mauritania or Niger?: Mauritania, at 15.0% against 12.1% in Niger as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male between Mauritania and Niger?: 2.9%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male?: Mauritania ranks 4th and Niger ranks 6th 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.