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

Mali, at 5.4% against 5.1% in Zimbabwe as of 2024.

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

5 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.

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 Zimbabwe: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height

Mali

5.4%

in 2024

Zimbabwe

5.1%

in 2024

Mali rank

37th

Zimbabwe rank

40th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time

Mali
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Mali currently reports 5.4% against 5.1% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

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

Mali ranks 37th and Zimbabwe ranks 40th of 99 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
2010s	12.1%	3.1%	9.0%	Mali
2020s	5.4%	5.1%	0.3%	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Mali or Zimbabwe?: Mali, at 5.4% against 5.1% in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Mali and Zimbabwe?: 0.3%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Zimbabwe?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do Mali and Zimbabwe rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?: Mali ranks 37th and Zimbabwe ranks 40th 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.