How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Philippines?

5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2011.

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.

Ghana vs Philippines: Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted

Ghana

5.8%

in 2022

Philippines

5.4%

in 2021

Ghana rank

35th

Philippines rank

37th

Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted over time

Ghana
Philippines

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 5.8% against 5.4% in Philippines, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 35th and Philippines ranks 37th of 99 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1990s	11.1%	8.6%	2.6%	Ghana
2000s	8.6%	6.2%	2.4%	Ghana
2010s	6.2%	7.0%	0.8%	Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are wasted, Ghana or Philippines?: Ghana, at 5.8% against 5.4% in Philippines as of 2022.
What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are wasted between Ghana and Philippines?: 0.4%, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Philippines?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2011.
How do Ghana and Philippines rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are wasted?: Ghana ranks 35th and Philippines 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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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.