Ghana vs Mali: Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted
Ghana
5.8%
in 2022
Mali
5.4%
in 2024
Ghana rank
35th
Mali rank
37th
Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted over time
- Ghana
- Mali
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 5.8% against 5.4% in Mali, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 35th and Mali ranks 37th of 99 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 15.4% | 9.4% | Mali |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 11.3% | 5.4% | Mali |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 10.6% | 4.8% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are wasted, Ghana or Mali?
- Ghana, at 5.8% against 5.4% in Mali as of 2022.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are wasted between Ghana and Mali?
- 0.4%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mali?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
- How do Ghana and Mali rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are wasted?
- Ghana ranks 35th and Mali ranks 37th 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.