Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Low income or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 11.6% against 6.4% in Low income as of 2021.

How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Nigeria?

8 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.

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.

Low income vs Nigeria: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height

Low income

6.4%

in 2024

Nigeria

11.6%

in 2021

Low income rank

6th

Nigeria rank

5th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time

Low income
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 11.6% against 6.4% in Low income, a difference of 5.2%.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.8 times Low income's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Nigeria ahead.

Low income ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 14 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Low income	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	10.3%	11.2%	0.9%	Nigeria
2010s	7.9%	8.6%	0.7%	Nigeria
2020s	6.9%	9.1%	2.1%	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Low income or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 11.6% against 6.4% in Low income as of 2021.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Low income and Nigeria?: 5.2%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Nigeria?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
How do Low income and Nigeria rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?: Low income ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 5th 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.