Bangladesh vs World: Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted
Bangladesh
10.7%
in 2022
World
6.6%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
7th
World rank
7th
Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted over time
- Bangladesh
- World
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 10.7% against 6.6% in World, a difference of 4.1%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.6 times World's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 7th and World ranks 7th of 85 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.6% | 8.4% | 5.1% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 7.2% | 4.1% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 6.7% | 4.0% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely wasted, Bangladesh or World?
- Bangladesh, at 10.7% against 6.6% in World as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely wasted between Bangladesh and World?
- 4.1%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and World?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and World rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely wasted?
- Bangladesh ranks 7th and World ranks 7th of 85 countries.
- 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.