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

Sri Lanka, at 15.3% against 12.1% in Niger as of 2016.

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

5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.

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 Sri Lanka: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male

Niger

12.1%

in 2022

Sri Lanka

15.3%

in 2016

Niger rank

6th

Sri Lanka rank

3rd

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male over time

Niger
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 15.3% against 12.1% in Niger, a difference of 3.2%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Niger ahead.

Niger ranks 6th and Sri Lanka ranks 3rd of 86 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Niger	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	15.1%	15.1%	0.0%	Niger
2010s	13.6%	18.7%	5.1%	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male, Niger or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 15.3% against 12.1% in Niger as of 2016.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male between Niger and Sri Lanka?: 3.2%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sri Lanka?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Niger and Sri Lanka rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male?: Niger ranks 6th and Sri Lanka ranks 3rd 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.