Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Malawi or Mongolia?

Mongolia, at 2.7% against 2.6% in Malawi as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mongolia?

6 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2018.

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.

Malawi vs Mongolia: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height

Malawi

2.6%

in 2020

Mongolia

2.7%

in 2023

Malawi rank

71st

Mongolia rank

69th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time

Malawi
Mongolia

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 2.7% against 2.6% in Malawi, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 71st and Mongolia ranks 69th of 99 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Mongolia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6.6%	2.4%	4.2%	Malawi
2000s	6.5%	3.9%	2.6%	Malawi
2010s	3.2%	1.2%	2.0%	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Malawi or Mongolia?: Mongolia, at 2.7% against 2.6% in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Malawi and Mongolia?: 0.1%, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mongolia?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2018.
How do Malawi and Mongolia rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?: Malawi ranks 71st and Mongolia ranks 69th 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.