How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Senegal?

12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

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.

North America vs Senegal: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height

North America

0.2%

in 2024

Senegal

10.2%

in 2023

North America rank

14th

Senegal rank

11th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time

North America
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 10.2% against 0.2% in North America, a difference of 10.0%.

That makes Senegal's figure about 63.7 times North America's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

North America ranks 14th and Senegal ranks 11th of 14 groups.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North America	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.5%	9.3%	8.9%	Senegal
2010s	0.3%	8.5%	8.2%	Senegal
2020s	0.2%	10.2%	10.0%	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, North America or Senegal?: Senegal, at 10.2% against 0.2% in North America as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between North America and Senegal?: 10.0%, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Senegal?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do North America and Senegal rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?: North America ranks 14th and Senegal ranks 11th 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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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.