Niger vs World: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height
Niger
10.9%
in 2022
World
6.6%
in 2024
Niger rank
8th
World rank
5th
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time
- Niger
- World
How they compare
Niger currently reports 10.9% against 6.6% in World, a difference of 4.3%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.7 times World's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Niger ranks 8th and World ranks 5th of 99 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.3% | 8.2% | 5.2% | Niger |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 7.2% | 5.7% | Niger |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 6.7% | 4.8% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Niger or World?
- Niger, at 10.9% against 6.6% in World as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Niger and World?
- 4.3%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and World?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Niger and World rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?
- Niger ranks 8th and World 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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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.