Bangladesh vs Niger: Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted
Bangladesh
10.7%
in 2022
Niger
10.9%
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
9th
Niger rank
8th
Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted over time
- Bangladesh
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 10.9% against 10.7% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Niger ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 9th and Niger ranks 8th of 99 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.6% | 20.8% | 5.2% | Niger |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 13.4% | 0.5% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 12.8% | 1.6% | Niger |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 10.9% | 0.2% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are wasted, Bangladesh or Niger?
- Niger, at 10.9% against 10.7% in Bangladesh as of 2022.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are wasted between Bangladesh and Niger?
- 0.2%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Niger?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Niger rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are wasted?
- Bangladesh ranks 9th and Niger ranks 8th 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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About this data
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.