What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Central African Republic and Gambia?

0.1%, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Gambia?

5 years are reported by both, from 2000 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.

Central African Republic vs Gambia: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height

Central African Republic

5.2%

in 2022

Gambia

5.1%

in 2020

Central African Republic rank

39th

Gambia rank

40th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time

Central African Republic
Gambia

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 5.2% against 5.1% in Gambia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 39th and Gambia ranks 40th of 99 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 1 and Gambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Gambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	11.2%	8.2%	3.0%	Central African Republic
2010s	7.1%	8.4%	1.3%	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Central African Republic or Gambia?: Central African Republic, at 5.2% against 5.1% in Gambia as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Central African Republic and Gambia?: 0.1%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Gambia?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do Central African Republic and Gambia rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?: Central African Republic ranks 39th and Gambia ranks 40th 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.