Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Ghana or Philippines?

Ghana, at 5.8% against 5.4% in Philippines as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Philippines?

5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2011.

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.

Ghana vs Philippines: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height

Ghana

5.8%

in 2022

Philippines

5.4%

in 2021

Ghana rank

35th

Philippines rank

37th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time

Ghana
Philippines

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 5.8% against 5.4% in Philippines, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 35th and Philippines ranks 37th of 99 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1990s	11.1%	8.6%	2.6%	Ghana
2000s	8.6%	6.2%	2.4%	Ghana
2010s	6.2%	7.0%	0.8%	Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Ghana or Philippines?: Ghana, at 5.8% against 5.4% in Philippines as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Ghana and Philippines?: 0.4%, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Philippines?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2011.
How do Ghana and Philippines rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?: Ghana ranks 35th and Philippines 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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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: 03 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.