Children under the age of 5 years underweight

This entry gives the percentage of children under five considered to be underweight, meaning that their weight-for-age is more than two standard deviations below the median weight-for-age of the reference population. This statistic is an indicator of the nutritional status of a community.

#Country
Value
1🇾🇪 Yemen40.7
2🇳🇪 Niger34.6
3🇸🇩 Sudan33
4🇹🇱 Timor-Leste31.9
5🇮🇳 India31.5
6🇧🇮 Burundi28.3
7🇨🇩 Congo, Democratic Republic of the25
8🇳🇬 Nigeria24.4
9🇱🇦 Laos24.3
10🇵🇰 Pakistan23.1
11🇲🇬 Madagascar22.6
12🇲🇷 Mauritania22.4
13🇧🇩 Bangladesh21.7
14🇪🇹 Ethiopia21.2
15🇧🇯 Benin19.6
16🇲🇲 Burma19.5
17🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau18.8
18🇨🇫 Central African Republic18.4
19🇦🇫 Afghanistan18.4
20🇳🇵 Nepal18.3
21🇹🇩 Chad18.2
22🇩🇯 Djibouti17.7
23🇱🇰 Sri Lanka17.1
24🇧🇫 Burkina Faso16.9
25🇵🇭 Philippines16.7
26🇰🇭 Cambodia16.3
27🇸🇳 Senegal16.2
28🇮🇩 Indonesia15.9
29🇲🇿 Mozambique15.4
30🇲🇾 Malaysia15.3
31🇹🇬 Togo15.2
32🇬🇳 Guinea15
33🇲🇱 Mali15
34🇲🇻 Maldives14.8
35🇬🇹 Guatemala14.4
36🇨🇮 Cote d'Ivoire13.6
37🇱🇸 Lesotho12.5
38🇸🇱 Sierra Leone12
39🇬🇭 Ghana12
40🇲🇭 Marshall Islands11.9
41🇿🇲 Zambia11.8
42🇲🇼 Malawi11.6
43🇬🇲 Gambia, The11.6
44🇹🇿 Tanzania11.4
45🇴🇲 Oman11.2
46🇨🇲 Cameroon11
47🇱🇷 Liberia10.9
48🇭🇹 Haiti10.7
49🇰🇪 Kenya9.8
50🇻🇳 Vietnam9.7
51🇺🇬 Uganda9.7
52🇿🇼 Zimbabwe9.6
53🇬🇾 Guyana9.4
54🇰🇵 Korea, North9.3
55🇰🇲 Comoros9.1
56🇧🇹 Bhutan8.7
57🇷🇼 Rwanda7.7
58🇭🇳 Honduras7.1
59🇰🇮 Kiribati6.9
60🇸🇷 Suriname6.7
61🇹🇭 Thailand6.7
62🇬🇦 Gabon5.4
63🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe5.4
64🇹🇯 Tajikistan5.2
65🇱🇧 Lebanon5.1
66🇸🇻 El Salvador5
67🇸🇿 Eswatini5
68🇪🇨 Ecuador4.9
69🇿🇦 South Africa4.9
70🇧🇿 Belize4.6
71🇫🇯 Fiji4.6
72🇮🇷 Iran4.3
73🇱🇾 Libya4.3
74🇲🇽 Mexico4.2
75🇮🇶 Iraq3.9
76🇳🇷 Nauru3.8
77🇪🇬 Egypt3.7
78🇨🇴 Colombia3.7
79🇲🇪 Montenegro3.7
80🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia3.5
81🇧🇷 Brazil3.5
82🇼🇸 Samoa3.4
83🇧🇴 Bolivia3.4
84🇹🇲 Turkmenistan3.1
85🇦🇿 Azerbaijan3
86🇩🇴 Dominican Republic3
87🇲🇦 Morocco3
88🇹🇻 Tuvalu2.9
89🇨🇷 Costa Rica2.9
90🇵🇦 Panama2.9
91🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan2.9
92🇰🇼 Kuwait2.8
93🇩🇿 Algeria2.7
94🇵🇪 Peru2.7
95🇦🇲 Armenia2.6
96🇯🇲 Jamaica2.5
97🇯🇴 Jordan2.5
98🇨🇺 Cuba2.4
99🇨🇳 China2.4
100🇶🇦 Qatar2.3
101🇨🇻 Cabo Verde2.2
102🇬🇪 Georgia2.1
103🇦🇷 Argentina2
104🇲🇳 Mongolia1.9
105🇺🇿 Uzbekistan1.8
106🇺🇾 Uruguay1.8
107🇹🇳 Tunisia1.6
108🇧🇬 Bulgaria1.6
109🇦🇱 Albania1.5
110🇵🇾 Paraguay1.3
111🇱🇹 Lithuania1.1
112🇷🇸 Serbia1
113🇵🇹 Portugal0.9
114🇲🇰 North Macedonia0.9
115🇹🇴 Tonga0.8
116🇵🇱 Poland0.7
117🇲🇹 Malta0.7
118🇩🇪 Germany0.6
119🇬🇧 United Kingdom0.6
120🇰🇷 Korea, South0.4
121🇺🇸 United States0.4
122🇧🇪 Belgium0.3
123🇱🇻 Latvia0.3
124🇵🇼 Palau
125🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
126🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
127🇳🇿 New Zealand
128🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea
129🇳🇱 Netherlands
130🇸🇸 South Sudan
131🇫🇮 Finland
132🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
133🇨🇦 Canada
134🇬🇩 Grenada
135🇸🇬 Singapore
136🇫🇷 France
137🇭🇺 Hungary
138🇱🇨 Saint Lucia
139🇲🇩 Moldova
140🇳🇴 Norway
141🇸🇨 Seychelles
142🇸🇲 San Marino
143🇨🇬 Congo, Republic of the
144🇧🇸 Bahamas, The
145🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea
146🇭🇷 Croatia
147🇩🇲 Dominica
148🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina
149🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda
150🇻🇦 Holy See (Vatican City)
151🇫🇲 Micronesia, Federated States of
152🇮🇪 Ireland
153🇪🇸 Spain
154🇩🇰 Denmark
155🇲🇨 Monaco
156🇧🇳 Brunei
157🇳🇦 Namibia
158🇸🇴 Somalia
159🇮🇱 Israel
160🇪🇪 Estonia
161🇸🇪 Sweden
162🇸🇧 Solomon Islands
163🇷🇴 Romania
164🇧🇧 Barbados
165🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
166🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis
167🇺🇦 Ukraine
168🇻🇪 Venezuela
169🇮🇸 Iceland
170🇦🇩 Andorra
171🇦🇹 Austria
172🇳🇮 Nicaragua
173🇯🇵 Japan
174🇨🇭 Switzerland
175🇸🇰 Slovakia
176🇸🇮 Slovenia
177🇸🇾 Syria
178🇲🇺 Mauritius
179🇻🇺 Vanuatu
180🇨🇿 Czechia
181🇽🇰 Kosovo
182🇬🇷 Greece
183🇱🇺 Luxembourg
184🇧🇭 Bahrain
185🇱🇮 Liechtenstein
186🇧🇾 Belarus
187🇦🇴 Angola
188🇨🇱 Chile
189🇦🇺 Australia
190🇨🇾 Cyprus
191🇷🇺 Russia
192🇮🇹 Italy
193🇧🇼 Botswana
194🇪🇷 Eritrea