Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Benin or Indonesia?

Indonesia, at 8.4% against 8.3% in Benin as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Indonesia?

5 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2021.

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.

Benin vs Indonesia: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height

Benin

8.3%

in 2021

Indonesia

8.4%

in 2023

Benin rank

18th

Indonesia rank

17th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time

Benin
Indonesia

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 8.4% against 8.3% in Benin, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 18th and Indonesia ranks 17th of 99 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Indonesia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	15.0%	14.9%	0.1%	Benin
2000s	7.0%	10.1%	3.1%	Indonesia
2010s	5.0%	10.5%	5.5%	Indonesia
2020s	8.3%	7.1%	1.2%	Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Benin or Indonesia?: Indonesia, at 8.4% against 8.3% in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Benin and Indonesia?: 0.1%, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Indonesia?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2021.
How do Benin and Indonesia rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?: Benin ranks 18th and Indonesia ranks 17th 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.