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SOURCE
UNICEF
DEFINITION
Children under 5 severely underweight, according to UNICEF estimates.
Health Statistics > Children Underweight Rate (most recent) by country
Showing latest available data.
| Rank |
Countries
 |
Amount
 |
|
# 1
|
India: |
18% |
|
|
# 2
|
Eritrea: |
17% |
|
|
# 3
|
Ethiopia: |
16% |
|
|
# 4
|
Yemen: |
15% |
|
|
# 5
|
Niger: |
14% |
|
|
= 6
|
Pakistan: |
13% |
|
|
= 6
|
Bangladesh: |
13% |
|
|
= 6
|
Burundi: |
13% |
|
|
= 6
|
Laos: |
13% |
|
|
= 6
|
Cambodia: |
13% |
|
|
= 11
|
Burkina Faso: |
12% |
|
|
= 11
|
Nepal: |
12% |
|
|
= 13
|
Nigeria: |
11% |
|
|
= 13
|
Madagascar: |
11% |
|
|
= 15
|
Chad: |
10% |
|
|
= 15
|
Maldives: |
10% |
|
|
= 15
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
10% |
|
|
= 18
|
Burma: |
9% |
|
|
= 18
|
Sierra Leone: |
9% |
|
|
= 18
|
Comoros: |
9% |
|
|
= 18
|
Mozambique: |
9% |
|
|
= 18
|
Mauritania: |
9% |
|
|
= 23
|
Haiti: |
8% |
|
|
= 23
|
Indonesia: |
8% |
|
|
= 25
|
Benin: |
7% |
|
|
= 25
|
Kenya: |
7% |
|
|
= 25
|
Togo: |
7% |
|
|
= 25
|
Rwanda: |
7% |
|
|
= 25
|
Sudan: |
7% |
|
|
= 25
|
Uganda: |
7% |
|
|
= 25
|
Tanzania: |
7% |
|
|
= 25
|
Somalia: |
7% |
|
|
= 33
|
Vietnam: |
6% |
|
|
= 33
|
Djibouti: |
6% |
|
|
= 33
|
Malawi: |
6% |
|
|
= 33
|
Namibia: |
6% |
|
|
= 33
|
Central African Republic: |
6% |
|
|
= 38
|
Guatemala: |
5% |
|
|
= 38
|
Guinea-Bissau: |
5% |
|
|
= 38
|
Ghana: |
5% |
|
|
= 38
|
Guinea: |
5% |
|
|
= 38
|
Sri Lanka: |
5% |
|
|
= 38
|
Sao Tome and Principe: |
5% |
|
|
= 38
|
Uzbekistan: |
5% |
|
|
= 45
|
Cote d'Ivoire: |
4% |
|
|
= 45
|
Azerbaijan: |
4% |
|
|
= 45
|
Antigua and Barbuda: |
4% |
|
|
= 45
|
Albania: |
4% |
|
|
= 45
|
Oman: |
4% |
|
|
= 45
|
Syria: |
4% |
|
|
= 45
|
Honduras: |
4% |
|
|
= 45
|
Cameroon: |
4% |
|
|
= 45
|
Lesotho: |
4% |
|
|
= 45
|
Gambia, The: |
4% |
|
|
= 45
|
Senegal: |
4% |
|
|
= 45
|
Solomon Islands: |
4% |
|
|
= 57
|
Kuwait: |
3% |
|
|
= 57
|
Saudi Arabia: |
3% |
|
|
= 57
|
Egypt: |
3% |
|
|
= 57
|
Mongolia: |
3% |
|
|
= 57
|
United Arab Emirates: |
3% |
|
|
= 57
|
Bhutan: |
3% |
|
|
= 63
|
Kyrgyzstan: |
2% |
|
|
= 63
|
Mauritius: |
2% |
|
|
= 63
|
Ecuador: |
2% |
|
|
= 63
|
Cape Verde: |
2% |
|
|
= 63
|
Bolivia: |
2% |
|
|
= 63
|
Iran: |
2% |
|
|
= 63
|
Bahrain: |
2% |
|
|
= 63
|
Morocco: |
2% |
|
|
= 63
|
Botswana: |
2% |
|
|
= 63
|
Nicaragua: |
2% |
|
|
= 63
|
Zimbabwe: |
2% |
|
|
= 74
|
Peru: |
1% |
|
|
= 74
|
Libya: |
1% |
|
|
= 74
|
Uruguay: |
1% |
|
|
= 74
|
Fiji: |
1% |
|
|
= 74
|
Russia: |
1% |
|
|
= 74
|
Mexico: |
1% |
|
|
= 74
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
1% |
|
|
= 74
|
Turkey: |
1% |
|
|
= 74
|
Brazil: |
1% |
|
|
= 74
|
Jordan: |
1% |
|
|
= 74
|
Colombia: |
1% |
|
|
= 74
|
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: |
1% |
|
|
= 74
|
Dominican Republic: |
1% |
|
|
= 74
|
Malaysia: |
1% |
|
|
= 74
|
El Salvador: |
1% |
|
|
= 74
|
Romania: |
1% |
|
|
= 74
|
Algeria: |
1% |
|
|
= 74
|
Tunisia: |
1% |
|
|
= 74
|
Barbados: |
1% |
|
|
= 74
|
Ukraine: |
1% |
|
|
= 74
|
Belize: |
1% |
|
|
= 74
|
Venezuela: |
1% |
|
| |
Weighted average: |
5.4% |
|
DEFINITION: Children under 5 severely underweight, according to UNICEF estimates.
SOURCE: UNICEF
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