Senegal vs Upper middle income: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height
Senegal
10.2%
in 2023
Upper middle income
2.1%
in 2024
Senegal rank
11th
Upper middle income rank
10th
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time
- Senegal
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 10.2% against 2.1% in Upper middle income, a difference of 8.1%.
That makes Senegal's figure about 5.0 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.
Senegal ranks 11th and Upper middle income ranks 10th of 99 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 3.6% | 5.8% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 2.6% | 5.9% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 2.1% | 8.1% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Senegal or Upper middle income?
- Senegal, at 10.2% against 2.1% in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Senegal and Upper middle income?
- 8.1%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Upper middle income?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Senegal and Upper middle income rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?
- Senegal ranks 11th and Upper middle income ranks 10th 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.