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

Malaysia, at 11.0% against 6.6% in World as of 2022.

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

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 World: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height

Malaysia

11.0%

in 2022

World

6.6%

in 2024

Malaysia rank

7th

World rank

5th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time

Malaysia
World

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 11.0% against 6.6% in World, a difference of 4.4%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.7 times World's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 7th and World ranks 5th of 99 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	World	Difference	Ahead
2000s	13.2%	8.2%	5.0%	Malaysia
2010s	9.8%	7.0%	2.8%	Malaysia
2020s	11.0%	6.7%	4.3%	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Malaysia or World?: Malaysia, at 11.0% against 6.6% in World as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Malaysia and World?: 4.4%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and World?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
How do Malaysia and World rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?: Malaysia ranks 7th and World ranks 5th 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.