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Percentage of underweight children under five in the countries of the world

Rank
(total)
CountryTotal
(percent)
Date
1Yemen39.92013
2Eritrea39.42010
3East Timor37.52013
4India36.32015
5Sudan33.52014
6Madagascar32.92013
7Bangladesh32.82014
8Nigeria31.52016
9Niger31.42016
10Djibouti29.92012
11Chad29.42015
12Burundi29.32016
13South Sudan29.12010
14Papua New Guinea27.82010
15Nepal27.22016
16Laos26.92011
17Afghanistan25.02013
17Mali25.02015
19Mauritania24.92015
20Central African Republic24.62012
21Cambodia24.12014
22Ethiopia23.62016
23Congo (Democratic Republic)23.42013
24Pakistan23.12018
25Somalia23.02009
26Philippines21.52015
27Sri Lanka20.52016
28Indonesia19.92013
29Angola19.02016
30Myanmar (Burma)18.52016
31Guinea18.32016
32Sierra Leone18.22013
33Maldives17.72009
34Guinea-Bissau17.02014
35Comoros16.92012
36Benin16.82018
37Gambia16.52013
38Burkina Faso16.22017
38Solomon Islands16.22015
40Togo16.12014
41Mozambique15.62011
42Liberia15.32013
43Kiribati14.92009
43Zambia14.92013
45Cameroon14.82014
46Senegal14.42017
47Vietnam14.12015
48Malaysia13.72016
48Tanzania13.72015
50Namibia13.22013
51Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)12.82016
52Bhutan12.72010
53Guatemala12.42015
54Congo (Republic)12.32015
55Marshall Islands11.92017
56Malawi11.82015
57Ghana11.22014
57Kenya11.22014
59Vanuatu10.72013
60Lesotho10.52014
61Uganda10.42016
62Syria10.22009
63Oman9.72014
64Brunei9.62009
64Rwanda9.62015
66Haiti9.52017
67Korea (North)9.32017
68São Tomé and Príncipe8.82014
69Zimbabwe8.52015
70Guyana8.22014
71Tajikistan7.62017
72Iraq7.22011
73Honduras7.12012
74Egypt7.02014
75Thailand6.72016
76Gabon6.42012
76Suriname6.42010
78South Africa5.92016
79Eswatini5.82014
80Equatorial Guinea5.62011
81Ecuador5.12014
82El Salvador5.02014
83Azerbaijan4.92013
83Trinidad and Tobago4.92011
85Belize4.62015
85Nicaragua4.62012
87Mexico4.22016
88Iran4.12011
89Dominican Republic4.02013
89Uruguay4.02011
91Seychelles3.62012
92Barbados3.52012
93Bolivia3.42016
93Colombia3.42010
93Japan3.42010
96Peru3.22017
96Samoa3.22014
96Turkmenistan3.22015
99Algeria3.02012
99Jordan3.02012
99Kuwait3.02014
102Morocco2.92011
102Venezuela2.92009
104Kyrgyzstan2.82014
104Saint Lucia2.82012
104Tunisia2.82012
107Armenia2.62016
108China2.42013
109Turkey2.32013
110Jamaica2.22014
110Moldova2.22012
112Kazakhstan2.02015
113Tonga1.92012
114Serbia1.82014
115Bosnia and Herzegovina1.62012
116Albania1.52017
117Palestinian Territories1.42014
118North Macedonia1.32011
118Paraguay1.32016
120Georgia1.12009
121Montenegro1.02013
122Mongolia0.92016
123Korea (South)0.72010
124Chile0.52014
124United States of America0.52012
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This page reports the percent of children under five considered to be underweight. Underweight means weight-for-age is approximately 2 kg below for standard at age one, 3 kg below standard for ages two and three, and 4 kg below standard for ages four and five. This statistic is an indicator of the nutritional status of a community. Children who suffer from growth retardation as a result of poor diets and/or recurrent infections tend to have a greater risk of suffering illness and death.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2020-05-03)