Indonesia vs North America: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height
Indonesia
8.4%
in 2023
North America
0.2%
in 2024
Indonesia rank
17th
North America rank
14th
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time
- Indonesia
- North America
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 8.4% against 0.2% in North America, a difference of 8.2%.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 52.5 times North America's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.
Indonesia ranks 17th and North America ranks 14th of 99 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 0.5% | 9.5% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 0.3% | 10.9% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 0.2% | 7.5% | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Indonesia or North America?
- Indonesia, at 8.4% against 0.2% in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Indonesia and North America?
- 8.2%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and North America?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Indonesia and North America rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?
- Indonesia ranks 17th and North America ranks 14th 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.