Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Niger: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
5.6%
in 2024
Niger
10.9%
in 2022
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
8th
Niger rank
8th
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 10.9% against 5.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 5.3%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 8th and Niger ranks 8th of 14 groups.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6% | 13.3% | 5.8% | Niger |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 12.9% | 6.3% | Niger |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 11.5% | 5.6% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Niger?
- Niger, at 10.9% against 5.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Niger?
- 5.3%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Niger?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Niger rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 8th and Niger ranks 8th of 14 groups.
- 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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About this data
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.