Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Senegal or Sri Lanka?

Senegal, at 10.2% against 9.3% in Sri Lanka as of 2023.

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

6 years are reported by both, from 1993 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.

Senegal vs Sri Lanka: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height

Senegal

10.2%

in 2023

Sri Lanka

9.3%

in 2024

Senegal rank

11th

Sri Lanka rank

13th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time

Senegal
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 10.2% against 9.3% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Senegal ranks 11th and Sri Lanka ranks 13th of 99 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Senegal	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9.4%	15.2%	5.8%	Sri Lanka
2000s	10.0%	15.9%	5.9%	Sri Lanka
2010s	8.0%	15.4%	7.5%	Sri Lanka
2020s	10.2%	10.0%	0.2%	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Senegal or Sri Lanka?: Senegal, at 10.2% against 9.3% in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Senegal and Sri Lanka?: 0.9%, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sri Lanka?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Senegal and Sri Lanka rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?: Senegal ranks 11th and Sri Lanka ranks 13th 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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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: 03 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.