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

5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2018.

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.

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

Nigeria

11.4%

in 2021

Senegal

11.4%

in 2023

Nigeria rank

8th

Senegal rank

8th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male over time

Nigeria
Senegal

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 11.4% against 11.4% in Senegal, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 8th and Senegal ranks 8th of 86 countries.

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

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male, Nigeria or Senegal?: Nigeria, at 11.4% against 11.4% in Senegal as of 2021.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male between Nigeria and Senegal?: 0.0%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Senegal?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2018.
How do Nigeria and Senegal rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male?: Nigeria ranks 8th and Senegal 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.