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Children under the age of 5 years underweight
Children under the age of 5 years underweight gives 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.
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| Rank | Country | % | Date of Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yemen | 39.9 | 2013 |
| 2 | Timor-Leste | 37.5 | 2013 |
| 3 | India | 33.4 | 2016/18 |
| 4 | Sudan | 33.0 | 2014 |
| 5 | Niger | 31.3 | 2019 |
| 6 | Djibouti | 29.9 | 2012 |
| 7 | Chad | 29.2 | 2019 |
| 8 | Papua New Guinea | 27.8 | 2009/11 |
| 9 | Burundi | 27.0 | 2018/19 |
| 10 | Madagascar | 26.4 | 2018 |
| 11 | Nepal | 24.4 | 2019 |
| 12 | Cambodia | 24.1 | 2014 |
| 13 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 23.1 | 2017/18 |
| 14 | Pakistan | 23.1 | 2017/18 |
| 15 | Somalia | 23.0 | 2009 |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 22.6 | 2019 |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 21.1 | 2019 |
| 18 | Laos | 21.1 | 2017 |
| 19 | Central African Republic | 20.5 | 2019 |
| 20 | Sri Lanka | 20.5 | 2016 |
| 21 | Mauritania | 19.2 | 2018 |
| 22 | Afghanistan | 19.1 | 2018 |
| 23 | Burma | 19.1 | 2017/18 |
| 24 | Philippines | 19.1 | 2018 |
| 25 | Angola | 19.0 | 2015/16 |
| 26 | Guinea-Bissau | 18.8 | 2019 |
| 27 | Nigeria | 18.4 | 2019/20 |
| 28 | Mali | 18.1 | 2019 |
| 29 | Indonesia | 17.7 | 2018 |
| 30 | Comoros | 16.9 | 2012 |
| 31 | Benin | 16.8 | 2017/18 |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | 16.4 | 2019 |
| 33 | Guinea | 16.3 | 2018 |
| 34 | Solomon Islands | 16.2 | 2015 |
| 35 | Mozambique | 15.6 | 2014/15 |
| 36 | Togo | 15.2 | 2017 |
| 37 | Maldives | 14.8 | 2016/17 |
| 38 | Tanzania | 14.6 | 2018 |
| 39 | Senegal | 14.4 | 2019 |
| 40 | Malaysia | 14.1 | 2019 |
| 41 | Sierra Leone | 13.5 | 2019 |
| 42 | Vietnam | 13.4 | 2017 |
| 43 | Namibia | 13.2 | 2013 |
| 44 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12.8 | 2016 |
| 45 | Ghana | 12.6 | 2017/18 |
| 46 | Guatemala | 12.4 | 2014/15 |
| 47 | Congo, Republic of the | 12.3 | 2014/15 |
| 48 | Marshall Islands | 11.9 | 2017 |
| 49 | Zambia | 11.8 | 2018/19 |
| 50 | Libya | 11.7 | 2014 |
| 51 | Vanuatu | 11.7 | 2013 |
| 52 | Gambia, The | 11.6 | 2019/20 |
| 53 | Kenya | 11.2 | 2014 |
| 54 | Oman | 11.2 | 2016/17 |
| 55 | Cameroon | 11.0 | 2018/19 |
| 56 | Liberia | 10.9 | 2019/20 |
| 57 | Lesotho | 10.5 | 2018 |
| 58 | Uganda | 10.4 | 2016 |
| 59 | Zimbabwe | 9.7 | 2019 |
| 60 | Haiti | 9.5 | 2016/17 |
| 61 | Korea, North | 9.3 | 2017 |
| 62 | Malawi | 9.0 | 2019 |
| 63 | Guyana | 8.2 | 2014 |
| 64 | Rwanda | 7.7 | 2019/20 |
| 65 | Thailand | 7.7 | 2019 |
| 66 | Tajikistan | 7.6 | 2017 |
| 67 | Honduras | 7.1 | 2011/12 |
| 68 | Egypt | 7.0 | 2014 |
| 69 | Kiribati | 6.9 | 2018/19 |
| 70 | Suriname | 6.7 | 2018 |
| 71 | Gabon | 6.4 | 2012 |
| 72 | Eswatini | 5.8 | 2014 |
| 73 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.6 | 2011 |
| 74 | South Africa | 5.5 | 2017 |
| 75 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.4 | 2019 |
| 76 | Ecuador | 5.2 | 2018/19 |
| 77 | El Salvador | 5.0 | 2014 |
| 78 | Azerbaijan | 4.9 | 2013 |
| 79 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.9 | 2011 |
| 80 | Mexico | 4.7 | 2018/19 |
| 81 | Belize | 4.6 | 2015/16 |
| 82 | Nicaragua | 4.6 | 2011/12 |
| 83 | Jamaica | 4.4 | 2016 |
| 84 | Iran | 4.1 | 2010/11 |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 4.0 | 2013 |
| 86 | Iraq | 3.9 | 2018 |
| 87 | Colombia | 3.7 | 2015/16 |
| 88 | Montenegro | 3.7 | 2018/19 |
| 89 | Seychelles | 3.6 | 2012 |
| 90 | Barbados | 3.5 | 2012 |
| 91 | Bolivia | 3.4 | 2016 |
| 92 | Samoa | 3.4 | 2019/20 |
| 93 | Turkmenistan | 3.1 | 2019 |
| 94 | Jordan | 3.0 | 2012 |
| 95 | Kuwait | 3.0 | 2014 |
| 96 | Panama | 3.0 | 2019 |
| 97 | Costa Rica | 2.9 | 2018 |
| 98 | Uzbekistan | 2.9 | 2017 |
| 99 | Saint Lucia | 2.8 | 2012 |
| 100 | Algeria | 2.7 | 2018/19 |
| 101 | Armenia | 2.6 | 2015/16 |
| 102 | Morocco | 2.6 | 2017/18 |
| 103 | China | 2.4 | 2013 |
| 104 | Cuba | 2.4 | 2019 |
| 105 | Peru | 2.4 | 2019 |
| 106 | Moldova | 2.2 | 2012 |
| 107 | Gaza Strip | 2.1 | 2019/20 |
| 108 | Georgia | 2.1 | 2018 |
| 109 | West Bank | 2.1 | 2019/20 |
| 110 | Kazakhstan | 2.0 | 2015 |
| 111 | Bulgaria | 1.9 | 2014 |
| 112 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.8 | 2018 |
| 113 | Mongolia | 1.8 | 2018 |
| 114 | Uruguay | 1.8 | 2018 |
| 115 | Argentina | 1.7 | 2018/19 |
| 116 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.6 | 2012 |
| 117 | Tunisia | 1.6 | 2018 |
| 118 | Albania | 1.5 | 2017/18 |
| 119 | Turkey (Turkiye) | 1.5 | 2018/19 |
| 120 | Paraguay | 1.3 | 2016 |
| 121 | Belgium | 1.0 | 2014/15 |
| 122 | Serbia | 1.0 | 2019 |
| 123 | North Macedonia | 0.9 | 2018/19 |
| 124 | Tonga | 0.8 | 2019 |
| 125 | Poland | 0.7 | 2010/12 |
| 126 | Chile | 0.5 | 2014 |
| 127 | Germany | 0.5 | 2014/17 |
| 128 | Estonia | 0.4 | 2013/15 |
| 129 | Portugal | 0.4 | 2015/16 |
| 130 | United States | 0.4 | 2017/18 |