Bangladesh vs Syrian Arab Republic: Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted
Bangladesh
10.7%
in 2022
Syrian Arab Republic
11.5%
in 2010
Bangladesh rank
9th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
6th
Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted over time
- Bangladesh
- Syrian Arab Republic
How they compare
Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 11.5% against 10.7% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 9th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 6th of 99 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Syrian Arab Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.6% | 10.2% | 4.4% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 8.5% | 3.9% | 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 Syrian Arab Republic?
- Syrian Arab Republic, at 11.5% against 10.7% in Bangladesh as of 2010.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are wasted between Bangladesh and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 0.8%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2006.
- How do Bangladesh and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are wasted?
- Bangladesh ranks 9th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 6th 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.