Bangladesh vs Syria: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height
Bangladesh
10.7%
in 2022
Syria
11.5%
in 2010
Bangladesh rank
9th
Syria rank
6th
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time
- Bangladesh
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 11.5% against 10.7% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 9th and Syria ranks 6th of 99 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.6% | 10.2% | 4.4% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 8.5% | 3.9% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Bangladesh or Syria?
- Syria, at 11.5% against 10.7% in Bangladesh as of 2010.
- What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Bangladesh and Syria?
- 0.8%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Syria?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2006.
- How do Bangladesh and Syria rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?
- Bangladesh ranks 9th and Syria ranks 6th 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.