Madagascar vs Mauritania: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight
Madagascar
22.6%
in 2021
Mauritania
22.4%
in 2022
Madagascar rank
10th
Mauritania rank
11th
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight over time
- Madagascar
- Mauritania
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 22.6% against 22.4% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.2%.
Madagascar ranks 10th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 96 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.1% | 21.3% | 7.8% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 14.8% | 7.8% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are underweight, Madagascar or Mauritania?
- Madagascar, at 22.6% against 22.4% in Mauritania as of 2021.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are underweight between Madagascar and Mauritania?
- 0.2%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How do Madagascar and Mauritania rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight?
- Madagascar ranks 10th and Mauritania ranks 11th 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.