Nepal vs Southern Africa: Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent)
Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) over time
- Nepal
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 7 % against 3 % in Southern Africa, a difference of 4 %.
That makes Nepal's figure about 2.3 times Southern Africa's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
Nepal ranks 20th and Southern Africa ranks 19th of 69 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12 % | 4.4 % | 7.6 % | Nepal |
| 2010s | 11.58 % | 3.62 % | 7.96 % | Nepal |
| 2020s | 7 % | 3.1 % | 3.9 % | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent), Nepal or Southern Africa?
- Nepal, at 7 % against 3 % in Southern Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) between Nepal and Southern Africa?
- 4 %, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Southern Africa?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
- How do Nepal and Southern Africa rank globally for percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent)?
- Nepal ranks 20th and Southern Africa ranks 19th of 69 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.