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

13 years are reported by both, from 1992 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 (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Niger: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height

Bangladesh

10.7%

in 2022

Niger

10.9%

in 2022

Bangladesh rank

9th

Niger rank

8th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time

Bangladesh
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 10.9% against 10.7% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Niger ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 9th and Niger ranks 8th of 99 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1990s	15.6%	20.8%	5.2%	Niger
2000s	14.0%	13.4%	0.5%	Bangladesh
2010s	11.3%	12.8%	1.6%	Niger
2020s	10.7%	10.9%	0.2%	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Bangladesh or Niger?: Niger, at 10.9% against 10.7% in Bangladesh as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Bangladesh and Niger?: 0.2%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Niger?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and Niger rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?: Bangladesh ranks 9th and Niger ranks 8th 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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Indicator: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height (% 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: 113 places, 1,312 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.