Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Belarus or Mexico?

Belarus, at 1.3% against 1.0% in Mexico as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Mexico?

5 years are reported by both, from 2005 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.

Belarus vs Mexico: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height

Belarus

1.3%

in 2023

Mexico

1.0%

in 2022

Belarus rank

88th

Mexico rank

91st

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time

Belarus
Mexico

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 1.3% against 1.0% in Mexico, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Belarus's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Mexico ahead.

Belarus ranks 88th and Mexico ranks 91st of 99 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Mexico	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.2%	4.9%	2.7%	Mexico
2010s	1.3%	1.4%	0.1%	Mexico
2020s	1.3%	1.4%	0.2%	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Belarus or Mexico?: Belarus, at 1.3% against 1.0% in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Belarus and Mexico?: 0.3%, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Mexico?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Belarus and Mexico rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?: Belarus ranks 88th and Mexico ranks 91st 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: 03 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.