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

11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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 Sri Lanka: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height

North America

0.2%

in 2024

Sri Lanka

9.3%

in 2024

North America rank

14th

Sri Lanka rank

13th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time

North America
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 9.3% against 0.2% in North America, a difference of 9.1%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 58.1 times North America's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

North America ranks 14th and Sri Lanka ranks 13th of 14 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	North America	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.4%	14.3%	13.9%	Sri Lanka
2010s	0.3%	15.4%	15.1%	Sri Lanka
2020s	0.2%	9.2%	9.1%	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, North America or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 9.3% against 0.2% in North America as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between North America and Sri Lanka?: 9.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Sri Lanka?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do North America and Sri Lanka rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?: North America ranks 14th and Sri Lanka ranks 13th 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.