Ghana vs Mali: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height
Ghana
5.8%
in 2022
Mali
5.4%
in 2024
Ghana rank
35th
Mali rank
37th
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time
- Ghana
- Mali
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 5.8% against 5.4% in Mali, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 35th and Mali ranks 37th of 99 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 15.4% | 9.4% | Mali |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 11.3% | 5.4% | Mali |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 10.6% | 4.8% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Ghana or Mali?
- Ghana, at 5.8% against 5.4% in Mali as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Ghana and Mali?
- 0.4%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mali?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
- How do Ghana and Mali rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?
- Ghana ranks 35th and Mali ranks 37th 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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About this data
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.