Kenya vs Northern Africa and Western Asia: Children moderately or severely wasted

Kenya
316.2 num th
in 2022
Northern Africa and Western Asia
2,505 num th
in 2024
Kenya rank
17th
Northern Africa and Western Asia rank
13th

Children moderately or severely wasted over time

  • Kenya
  • Northern Africa and Western Asia
5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k3.0k200020122024

How they compare

Northern Africa and Western Asia currently reports 2,505 num th against 316.2 num th in Kenya, a difference of 2,189 num th.

That makes Northern Africa and Western Asia's figure about 7.9 times Kenya's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Northern Africa and Western Asia has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 17th and Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 13th of 84 countries.

Northern Africa and Western Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Northern Africa and Western Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 410.65 num th 2,431 num th 2,020 num th Northern Africa and Western Asia
2010s 395.9 num th 2,685 num th 2,289 num th Northern Africa and Western Asia
2020s 316.2 num th 2,566 num th 2,250 num th Northern Africa and Western Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children moderately or severely wasted, Kenya or Northern Africa and Western Asia?
Northern Africa and Western Asia, at 2,505 num th against 316.2 num th in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in children moderately or severely wasted between Kenya and Northern Africa and Western Asia?
2,189 num th, with Northern Africa and Western Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Northern Africa and Western Asia?
8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Kenya and Northern Africa and Western Asia rank globally for children moderately or severely wasted?
Kenya ranks 17th and Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 13th of 84 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Children moderately or severely wasted (thousands). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Kenya vs Northern Africa and Western Asia: Children moderately or severely wasted. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/children-moderately-or-severely-wasted-thousands/kenya/northern-africa-and-western-asia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/children-moderately-or-severely-wasted-thousands/kenya/northern-africa-and-western-asia/">Kenya vs Northern Africa and Western Asia: Children moderately or severely wasted</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Children moderately or severely wasted (thousands)
Unit
num th
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
111 places, 1,386 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed