Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Malawi: Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2.5%
in 2017
Malawi
2.6%
in 2020
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
72nd
Malawi rank
71st
Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted over time
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 2.6% against 2.5% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 72nd and Malawi ranks 71st of 99 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.8% | 8.9% | 11.9% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 5.3% | 3.3% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.6% | 0.1% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are wasted, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 2.6% against 2.5% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2020.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are wasted between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Malawi?
- 0.1%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Malawi?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
- How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Malawi rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are wasted?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 72nd and Malawi ranks 71st 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.