Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Chile or United States?

Chile, at 0.3% against 0.1% in United States as of 2014.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and United States?

5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2014.

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.

Chile vs United States: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height

Chile

0.3%

in 2014

United States

0.1%

in 2022

Chile rank

97th

United States rank

99th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time

Chile
United States

How they compare

Chile currently reports 0.3% against 0.1% in United States, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Chile's figure about 3.0 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 97th and United States ranks 99th of 99 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.5%	0.6%	0.2%	United States
2010s	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Chile or United States?: Chile, at 0.3% against 0.1% in United States as of 2014.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Chile and United States?: 0.2%, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and United States?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2014.
How do Chile and United States rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?: Chile ranks 97th and United States ranks 99th 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.