Country Comparisons

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.
129 Results
RankCountry%Date of Information
1Yemen39.902013
2Timor-Leste37.502013
3India33.402016/18
4Sudan33.002014
5Niger31.302019
6Djibouti29.902012
7Chad29.202019
8Papua New Guinea27.802009/11
9Burundi27.002018/19
10Madagascar26.402018
11Nepal24.402019
12Cambodia24.102014
13Congo, Democratic Republic of the23.102017/18
14Pakistan23.102017/18
15Somalia23.002009
16Bangladesh22.602019
17Ethiopia21.102019
18Laos21.102017
19Central African Republic20.502019
20Sri Lanka20.502016
21Mauritania19.202018
22Afghanistan19.102018
23Burma19.102017/18
24Philippines19.102018
25Angola19.002015/16
26Guinea-Bissau18.802019
27Nigeria18.402019/20
28Mali18.102019
29Indonesia17.702018
30Comoros16.902012
31Benin16.802017/18
32Burkina Faso16.402019
33Guinea16.302018
34Solomon Islands16.202015
35Mozambique15.602014/15
36Togo15.202017
37Maldives14.802016/17
38Tanzania14.602018
39Senegal14.402019
40Malaysia14.102019
41Sierra Leone13.502019
42Vietnam13.402017
43Namibia13.202013
44Cote d'Ivoire12.802016
45Ghana12.602017/18
46Guatemala12.402014/15
47Congo, Republic of the12.302014/15
48Marshall Islands11.902017
49Zambia11.802018/19
50Libya11.702014
51Vanuatu11.702013
52Gambia, The11.602019/20
53Kenya11.202014
54Oman11.202016/17
55Cameroon11.002018/19
56Liberia10.902019/20
57Lesotho10.502018
58Uganda10.402016
59Zimbabwe9.702019
60Haiti9.502016/17
61Korea, North9.302017
62Malawi9.002019
63Guyana8.202014
64Rwanda7.702019/20
65Thailand7.702019
66Tajikistan7.602017
67Honduras7.102011/12
68Egypt7.002014
69Kiribati6.902018/19
70Suriname6.702018
71Gabon6.402012
72Eswatini5.802014
73Equatorial Guinea5.602011
74South Africa5.502017
75Sao Tome and Principe5.402019
76Ecuador5.202018/19
77El Salvador5.002014
78Azerbaijan4.902013
79Trinidad and Tobago4.902011
80Mexico4.702018/19
81Belize4.602015/16
82Nicaragua4.602011/12
83Jamaica4.402016
84Iran4.102010/11
85Dominican Republic4.002013
86Iraq3.902018
87Colombia3.702015/16
88Montenegro3.702018/19
89Seychelles3.602012
90Barbados3.502012
91Bolivia3.402016
92Samoa3.402019/20
93Turkmenistan3.102019
94Jordan3.002012
95Kuwait3.002014
96Panama3.002019
97Costa Rica2.902018
98Uzbekistan2.902017
99Saint Lucia2.802012
100Algeria2.702018/19
101Armenia2.602015/16
102Morocco2.602017/18
103China2.402013
104Cuba2.402019
105Peru2.402019
106Moldova2.202012
107Gaza Strip2.102019/20
108Georgia2.102018
109West Bank2.102019/20
110Kazakhstan2.002015
111Bulgaria1.902014
112Kyrgyzstan1.802018
113Mongolia1.802018
114Uruguay1.802018
115Argentina1.702018/19
116Bosnia and Herzegovina1.602012
117Tunisia1.602018
118Albania1.502017/18
119Turkey1.502018/19
120Paraguay1.302016
121Belgium1.002014/15
122Serbia1.002019
124Tonga0.802019
125Poland0.702010/12
126Chile0.502014
127Germany0.502014/17
128Estonia0.402013/15
129Portugal0.402015/16
130United States0.402017/18