Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Nigeria: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
5.6%
in 2024
Nigeria
11.6%
in 2021
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
8th
Nigeria rank
5th
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 11.6% against 5.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 6.0%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 14 groups.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 11.2% | 3.3% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 8.6% | 2.1% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 9.1% | 3.1% | Nigeria |
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 Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 11.6% against 5.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Nigeria?
- 6.0%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Nigeria?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Nigeria rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 5th 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.