Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Guinea or Tajikistan?

Guinea, at 6.4% against 6.4% in Tajikistan as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Tajikistan?

5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.

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.

Guinea vs Tajikistan: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height

Guinea

6.4%

in 2022

Tajikistan

6.4%

in 2023

Guinea rank

32nd

Tajikistan rank

32nd

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time

Guinea
Tajikistan

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 6.4% against 6.4% in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Tajikistan ahead.

Guinea ranks 32nd and Tajikistan ranks 32nd of 99 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Tajikistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9.7%	11.4%	1.7%	Tajikistan
2000s	9.1%	7.8%	1.3%	Guinea
2010s	9.1%	6.7%	2.4%	Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Guinea or Tajikistan?: Guinea, at 6.4% against 6.4% in Tajikistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Guinea and Tajikistan?: 0.0%, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Tajikistan?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Guinea and Tajikistan rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?: Guinea ranks 32nd and Tajikistan ranks 32nd 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.