Malaysia vs Mali: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty
Malaysia
15.3%
in 2022
Mali
15.0%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
29th
Mali rank
31st
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Malaysia
- Mali
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 15.3% against 15.0% in Mali, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 29th and Mali ranks 31st of 96 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 27.9% | 15.2% | Mali |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 21.2% | 7.6% | Mali |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 18.5% | 3.2% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty, Malaysia or Mali?
- Malaysia, at 15.3% against 15.0% in Mali as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty between Malaysia and Mali?
- 0.3%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Mali?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
- How do Malaysia and Mali rank globally for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Malaysia ranks 29th and Mali ranks 31st of 96 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 Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Underweight children are those less than 5 years old, whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population. Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day.