Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Mauritania or Nigeria?

Mauritania, at 13.6% against 11.6% in Nigeria as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nigeria?

5 years are reported by both, from 2011 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.

Mauritania vs Nigeria: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height

Mauritania

13.6%

in 2022

Nigeria

11.6%

in 2021

Mauritania rank

3rd

Nigeria rank

5th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time

Mauritania
Nigeria

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 13.6% against 11.6% in Nigeria, a difference of 2.0%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 5th of 99 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2010s	13.4%	8.1%	5.3%	Mauritania
2020s	8.2%	9.1%	0.8%	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Mauritania or Nigeria?: Mauritania, at 13.6% against 11.6% in Nigeria as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Mauritania and Nigeria?: 2.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nigeria?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2021.
How do Mauritania and Nigeria rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?: Mauritania ranks 3rd and Nigeria 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: 17 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.