Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Cameroon or Vietnam?

Vietnam, at 4.4% against 4.3% in Cameroon as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Vietnam?

6 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.

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.

Cameroon vs Vietnam: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height

Cameroon

4.3%

in 2018

Vietnam

4.4%

in 2023

Cameroon rank

48th

Vietnam rank

46th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time

Cameroon
Vietnam

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 4.4% against 4.3% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Vietnam has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 48th and Vietnam ranks 46th of 99 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Vietnam	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7.3%	11.9%	4.6%	Vietnam
2000s	6.9%	10.5%	3.6%	Vietnam
2010s	5.1%	6.3%	1.2%	Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Cameroon or Vietnam?: Vietnam, at 4.4% against 4.3% in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Cameroon and Vietnam?: 0.1%, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Vietnam?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Cameroon and Vietnam rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?: Cameroon ranks 48th and Vietnam ranks 46th 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.