Guinea vs Malaysia: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight
Guinea
15.0%
in 2022
Malaysia
15.3%
in 2022
Guinea rank
31st
Malaysia rank
29th
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight over time
- Guinea
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 15.3% against 15.0% in Guinea, a difference of 0.3%.
Guinea ranks 31st and Malaysia ranks 29th of 96 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.6% | 18.2% | 2.4% | Guinea |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 13.7% | 4.6% | Guinea |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 15.3% | 0.3% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are underweight, Guinea or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 15.3% against 15.0% in Guinea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are underweight between Guinea and Malaysia?
- 0.3%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How do Guinea and Malaysia rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight?
- Guinea ranks 31st and Malaysia ranks 29th of 96 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of children younger than five years old whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population for ages 0-59 months.