Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Malaysia or Niger?

Malaysia, at 11.0% against 10.9% in Niger as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Niger?

5 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.

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.

Malaysia vs Niger: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height

Malaysia

11.0%

in 2022

Niger

10.9%

in 2022

Malaysia rank

7th

Niger rank

8th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time

Malaysia
Niger

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 11.0% against 10.9% in Niger, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 7th and Niger ranks 8th of 99 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Niger	Difference	Ahead
2000s	13.2%	11.6%	1.6%	Malaysia
2010s	9.8%	11.3%	1.5%	Niger
2020s	11.0%	10.9%	0.1%	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Malaysia or Niger?: Malaysia, at 11.0% against 10.9% in Niger as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Malaysia and Niger?: 0.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Niger?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
How do Malaysia and Niger rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?: Malaysia ranks 7th and Niger ranks 8th 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.