How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Malaysia?

5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.

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 wasted. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Malaysia: Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted

Bangladesh

10.7%

in 2022

Malaysia

11.0%

in 2022

Bangladesh rank

9th

Malaysia rank

7th

Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted over time

Bangladesh
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 11.0% against 10.7% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Malaysia ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 9th and Malaysia ranks 7th of 99 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	13.7%	15.3%	1.6%	Malaysia
2000s	11.9%	13.2%	1.3%	Malaysia
2010s	9.9%	8.9%	1.0%	Bangladesh
2020s	10.7%	11.0%	0.3%	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are wasted, Bangladesh or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 11.0% against 10.7% in Bangladesh as of 2022.
What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are wasted between Bangladesh and Malaysia?: 0.3%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Malaysia?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and Malaysia rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are wasted?: Bangladesh ranks 9th and Malaysia ranks 7th of 99 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 wasted. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted
Unit: % of children under 5
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 99 places, 962 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The share of children younger than five years old that are defined as "wasted". Wasting is when a child’s weight is significantly lower than the average for their height, for example, because of acute food shortage or disease.