Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male, Niger or Nigeria?

Niger, at 12.1% against 11.4% in Nigeria as of 2022.

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

7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2021.

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.

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

Niger

12.1%

in 2022

Nigeria

11.4%

in 2021

Niger rank

6th

Nigeria rank

8th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male over time

Niger
Nigeria

How they compare

Niger currently reports 12.1% against 11.4% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

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

Niger ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 86 countries.

Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Niger	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2010s	15.1%	9.4%	5.6%	Niger
2020s	13.3%	9.5%	3.8%	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male, Niger or Nigeria?: Niger, at 12.1% against 11.4% in Nigeria as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male between Niger and Nigeria?: 0.7%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Nigeria?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2021.
How do Niger and Nigeria rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male?: Niger ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 8th 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.