How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Senegal?

12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

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.

East Asia & Pacific vs Senegal: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height

East Asia & Pacific

3.5%

in 2024

Senegal

10.2%

in 2023

East Asia & Pacific rank

9th

Senegal rank

11th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time

East Asia & Pacific
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 10.2% against 3.5% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 6.7%.

That makes Senegal's figure about 2.9 times East Asia & Pacific's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th and Senegal ranks 11th of 14 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	4.7%	9.3%	4.7%	Senegal
2010s	3.7%	8.5%	4.8%	Senegal
2020s	3.5%	10.2%	6.7%	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, East Asia & Pacific or Senegal?: Senegal, at 10.2% against 3.5% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between East Asia & Pacific and Senegal?: 6.7%, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Senegal?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Senegal rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th and Senegal ranks 11th of 14 groups.
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.