Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Mali or Sierra Leone?

Sierra Leone, at 6.3% against 5.4% in Mali as of 2021.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sierra Leone?

5 years are reported by both, from 2010 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.

Mali vs Sierra Leone: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height

Mali

5.4%

in 2024

Sierra Leone

6.3%

in 2021

Mali rank

37th

Sierra Leone rank

34th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time

Mali
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 6.3% against 5.4% in Mali, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Mali's.

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

Mali ranks 37th and Sierra Leone ranks 34th of 99 countries.

Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
2010s	11.4%	6.1%	5.3%	Mali
2020s	9.3%	6.3%	3.0%	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Mali or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 6.3% against 5.4% in Mali as of 2021.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Mali and Sierra Leone?: 0.9%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sierra Leone?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2021.
How do Mali and Sierra Leone rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?: Mali ranks 37th and Sierra Leone ranks 34th 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.