Algeria vs Malawi: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height
Algeria
2.7%
in 2019
Malawi
2.6%
in 2020
Algeria rank
69th
Malawi rank
71st
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time
- Algeria
- Malawi
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 2.7% against 2.6% in Malawi, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 69th and Malawi ranks 71st of 99 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.3% | 7.5% | 0.8% | Algeria |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 5.8% | 0.2% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 3.8% | 1.1% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Algeria or Malawi?
- Algeria, at 2.7% against 2.6% in Malawi as of 2019.
- What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Algeria and Malawi?
- 0.1%, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Malawi?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2019.
- How do Algeria and Malawi rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?
- Algeria ranks 69th and Malawi ranks 71st of 99 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 (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of wasting is the proportion of children 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.