Mali vs Sierra Leone: Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted
Mali
5.4%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
6.3%
in 2021
Mali rank
37th
Sierra Leone rank
34th
Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted over time
- Mali
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 6.3% against 5.4% in Mali, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Mali's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.
Mali ranks 37th and Sierra Leone ranks 34th of 99 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.4% | 6.1% | 5.3% | Mali |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 6.3% | 3.0% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are wasted, Mali or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 6.3% against 5.4% in Mali as of 2021.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are wasted between Mali and Sierra Leone?
- 0.9%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sierra Leone?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2021.
- How do Mali and Sierra Leone rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are wasted?
- Mali ranks 37th and Sierra Leone ranks 34th 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.