Prevalence of Underweight

This key economic indicator for the Nutrition sector has been recently updated.

  1. In 2016, Prevalence of Underweight in Malaysia was up 10.5points from a year earlier.
  2. Since 2014 Nigeria Prevalence of Underweight rose 2.5points year on year close to 23.3 Percent of Children Under 5.
  3. In 2019 Niger was ranked number 1 in Prevalence of Underweight.
  4. In 2017 India was ranked number 2 in Prevalence of Underweight at 33.4 Percent of Children Under 5, compared to 12 in 2016.

Top Countries in Prevalence of Underweight

Percent of Children Under 5 - 1985 to 2019

# 61 Countries Percent of Children Under 5 Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Niger
36.90 % 2019 -1.6 % +1.3 % View data
2 #2
India
33.40 % 2017 NA NA View data
3 #3
Sudan
33.00 % 2014 NA NA View data
4 #4
Chad
29.40 % 2015 NA -0.6 % View data
5 #5
Burundi
27.20 % 2019 NA NA View data
5 #5
Nepal
27.20 % 2016 NA -1.3 % View data
7 #7
Cambodia
23.90 % 2014 NA NA View data
8 #8
Nigeria
23.30 % 2019 +6.9 % +2.5 % View data
9 #9
Bangladesh
21.90 % 2018 NA -9.0 % View data
10 #10
Ethiopia
21.10 % 2019 NA -3.5 % View data
11 #11
Sri Lanka
20.50 % 2016 NA NA View data
12 #12
Mauritania
19.20 % 2018 NA NA View data
13 #13
Philippines
19.10 % 2018 NA -0.8 % View data
14 #14
Angola
19.00 % 2015 NA NA View data
15 #15
Mali
18.60 % 2018 NA NA View data
16 #16
Myanmar
18.50 % 2016 NA NA View data
17 #17
Guinea-Bissau
17.00 % 2014 NA NA View data
18 #18
Benin
16.80 % 2018 NA NA View data
19 #19
Burkina Faso
16.70 % 2019 -5.7 % -3.5 % View data
20 #20
Guinea
16.30 % 2018 NA NA View data
21 #21
Solomon Islands
16.20 % 2015 NA NA View data
22 #22
Togo
15.20 % 2017 NA -1.6 % View data
23 #23
Tanzania
14.60 % 2018 NA +2.2 % View data
24 #24
Malaysia
13.70 % 2016 +10.5 % NA View data
25 #25
Senegal
13.30 % 2019 NA +0.8 % View data
26 #26
Ivory Coast
12.80 % 2016 NA NA View data
27 #27
Ghana
12.60 % 2017 NA NA View data
28 #28
Guatemala
12.40 % 2015 NA NA View data
29 #29
Republic of the Congo
12.30 % 2015 NA NA View data
30 #30
Vietnam
12.20 % 2019 -3.9 % -3.4 % View data
31 #31
Malawi
11.40 % 2019 -3.4 % -7.3 % View data
32 #32
Oman
11.20 % 2017 NA NA View data
33 #33
Cameroon
11.00 % 2018 NA NA View data
33 #33
Kenya
11.00 % 2014 NA -7.7 % View data
35 #35
Lesotho
10.50 % 2018 NA NA View data
36 #36
Zimbabwe
9.70 % 2019 NA -2.8 % View data
37 #37
Uganda
9.50 % 2019 -3.1 % -4.1 % View data
38 #38
Rwanda
8.90 % 2015 NA -5.3 % View data
39 #39
Sao Tome and Principe
8.80 % 2014 NA NA View data
40 #40
Guyana
8.50 % 2014 NA -5.2 % View data
41 #41
Egypt
7.00 % 2014 NA NA View data
42 #42
Thailand
6.70 % 2016 NA NA View data
43 #43
South Africa
5.90 % 2016 NA NA View data
44 #44
Swaziland
5.80 % 2014 NA NA View data
45 #45
Ecuador
5.10 % 2014 NA NA View data
46 #46
El Salvador
5.00 % 2014 NA NA View data
47 #47
Belize
4.60 % 2015 NA NA View data
48 #48
Mexico
4.20 % 2016 +7.7 % NA View data
49 #49
Bolivia
3.40 % 2016 NA NA View data
50 #50
Turkmenistan
3.20 % 2015 NA NA View data
51 #51
Kuwait
3.00 % 2014 -3.2 % +12.0 % View data
52 #52
Samoa
2.70 % 2014 NA NA View data
53 #53
Armenia
2.60 % 2016 NA NA View data
53 #53
Peru
2.60 % 2019 +0.0 % -4.1 % View data
55 #55
Jamaica
2.30 % 2014 NA NA View data
56 #56
Kazakhstan
2.00 % 2015 NA -11.6 % View data
57 #57
Kyrgyzstan
1.80 % 2018 NA NA View data
57 #57
Serbia
1.80 % 2014 NA NA View data
59 #59
Palestine
1.40 % 2014 NA NA View data
60 #60
Paraguay
1.30 % 2016 NA NA View data
61 #61
Chile
0.50 % 2014 +0.0 % NA View data

Source: World Bank

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