Senegal vs Sri Lanka: Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted
Senegal
10.2%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
9.3%
in 2024
Senegal rank
11th
Sri Lanka rank
13th
Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted over time
- Senegal
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 10.2% against 9.3% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Senegal ranks 11th and Sri Lanka ranks 13th of 99 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4% | 15.2% | 5.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 15.9% | 5.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 15.4% | 7.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 10.0% | 0.2% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are wasted, Senegal or Sri Lanka?
- Senegal, at 10.2% against 9.3% in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are wasted between Senegal and Sri Lanka?
- 0.9%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sri Lanka?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Senegal and Sri Lanka rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are wasted?
- Senegal ranks 11th and Sri Lanka ranks 13th 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.