Asia vs Mauritania: Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted
Asia
9.1%
in 2024
Mauritania
13.6%
in 2022
Asia rank
3rd
Mauritania rank
3rd
Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted over time
- Asia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 13.6% against 9.1% in Asia, a difference of 4.5%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.5 times Asia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.
Asia ranks 3rd and Mauritania ranks 3rd of 27 groups.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.6% | 12.3% | 1.7% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 12.6% | 3.3% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 10.0% | 1.1% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely wasted, Asia or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 13.6% against 9.1% in Asia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely wasted between Asia and Mauritania?
- 4.5%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Mauritania?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Asia and Mauritania rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely wasted?
- Asia ranks 3rd and Mauritania ranks 3rd of 27 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.