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

13 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2019.

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 Senegal: Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted

Bangladesh

10.7%

in 2022

Senegal

10.2%

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

9th

Senegal rank

11th

Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted over time

Bangladesh
Senegal

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 10.7% against 10.2% in Senegal, a difference of 0.5%.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 9th and Senegal ranks 11th of 99 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1980s	17.3%	5.5%	11.8%	Bangladesh
1990s	14.9%	8.8%	6.1%	Bangladesh
2000s	13.5%	9.3%	4.2%	Bangladesh
2010s	11.3%	8.6%	2.7%	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are wasted, Bangladesh or Senegal?: Bangladesh, at 10.7% against 10.2% in Senegal as of 2022.
What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are wasted between Bangladesh and Senegal?: 0.5%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Senegal?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and Senegal rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are wasted?: Bangladesh ranks 9th and Senegal ranks 11th 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.