Mali vs Mozambique: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty
Mali
15.0%
in 2024
Mozambique
15.4%
in 2022
Mali rank
31st
Mozambique rank
28th
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Mali
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 15.4% against 15.0% in Mali, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.
Mali ranks 31st and Mozambique ranks 28th of 96 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.0% | 24.5% | 5.5% | Mali |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 15.6% | 6.9% | Mali |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 15.1% | 1.6% | 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, Mali or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 15.4% 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 Mali and Mozambique?
- 0.4%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Mozambique?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
- How do Mali and Mozambique rank globally for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Mali ranks 31st and Mozambique ranks 28th 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.