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Children under the age of 5 years underweight
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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.
Rank | Country | (%) | Date of Information |
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1 | Yemen | 39.90 | 2013 |
2 | Eritrea | 39.40 | 2010 |
3 | Timor-Leste | 37.50 | 2013 |
4 | India | 33.40 | 2016/18 |
5 | Sudan | 33.10 | 2014 |
6 | Djibouti | 29.90 | 2012 |
7 | Chad | 29.40 | 2015 |
8 | Papua New Guinea | 27.80 | 2010 |
9 | South Sudan | 27.70 | 2010 |
10 | Burundi | 27.20 | 2018/19 |
11 | Nepal | 27.20 | 2016 |
12 | Madagascar | 26.40 | 2018 |
13 | Cambodia | 24.10 | 2014 |
14 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 23.40 | 2013 |
15 | Pakistan | 23.10 | 2018 |
16 | Somalia | 23.00 | 2009 |
17 | Bangladesh | 21.90 | 2017/18 |
18 | Niger | 21.80 | 2018 |
19 | Nigeria | 21.80 | 2018 |
20 | Ethiopia | 21.10 | 2019 |
21 | Laos | 21.10 | 2017 |
22 | Central African Republic | 20.80 | 2018 |
23 | Sri Lanka | 20.50 | 2016 |
24 | Mauritania | 19.20 | 2018 |
25 | Afghanistan | 19.10 | 2018 |
26 | Philippines | 19.10 | 2018 |
27 | Angola | 19.00 | 2016 |
28 | Mali | 18.60 | 2018 |
29 | Burma | 18.50 | 2016 |
30 | Burkina Faso | 17.70 | 2018 |
31 | Indonesia | 17.70 | 2018 |
32 | Maldives | 17.70 | 2009 |
33 | Guinea-Bissau | 17.00 | 2014 |
34 | Comoros | 16.90 | 2012 |
35 | Benin | 16.80 | 2018 |
36 | Guinea | 16.30 | 2018 |
37 | Solomon Islands | 16.20 | 2015 |
38 | Mozambique | 15.60 | 2014/15 |
39 | Togo | 15.20 | 2017 |
40 | Kiribati | 14.90 | 2009 |
41 | Tanzania | 14.60 | 2018 |
42 | Malaysia | 13.70 | 2016 |
43 | Liberia | 13.60 | 2016 |
44 | Sierra Leone | 13.60 | 2019 |
45 | Vietnam | 13.40 | 2017 |
46 | Senegal | 13.30 | 2019 |
47 | Namibia | 13.20 | 2013 |
48 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12.80 | 2016 |
49 | Bhutan | 12.70 | 2010 |
50 | Ghana | 12.60 | 2017/18 |
51 | Guatemala | 12.40 | 2015 |
52 | Congo, Republic of the | 12.30 | 2015 |
53 | Marshall Islands | 11.90 | 2017 |
54 | Malawi | 11.80 | 2018 |
55 | Zambia | 11.80 | 2018/19 |
56 | Libya | 11.70 | 2014 |
57 | Vanuatu | 11.70 | 2013 |
58 | Kenya | 11.20 | 2014 |
59 | Oman | 11.20 | 2017 |
60 | Cameroon | 11.00 | 2018 |
61 | Lesotho | 10.50 | 2018 |
62 | Uganda | 10.40 | 2016 |
63 | Gambia, The | 10.30 | 2018 |
64 | Zimbabwe | 9.70 | 2019 |
65 | Brunei | 9.60 | 2009 |
66 | Rwanda | 9.60 | 2015 |
67 | Haiti | 9.50 | 2017 |
68 | Korea, North | 9.30 | 2017 |
69 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8.80 | 2014 |
70 | Guyana | 8.20 | 2014 |
71 | Tajikistan | 7.60 | 2017 |
72 | Honduras | 7.10 | 2012 |
73 | Egypt | 7.00 | 2014 |
74 | Thailand | 6.70 | 2016 |
75 | Gabon | 6.40 | 2012 |
76 | South Africa | 5.90 | 2016 |
77 | Eswatini | 5.80 | 2014 |
78 | Suriname | 5.80 | 2010 |
79 | Syria | 5.80 | 2009/10 |
80 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.60 | 2011 |
81 | Ecuador | 5.10 | 2014 |
82 | El Salvador | 5.00 | 2014 |
83 | Azerbaijan | 4.90 | 2013 |
84 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.90 | 2011 |
85 | Belize | 4.60 | 2015 |
86 | Nicaragua | 4.60 | 2012 |
87 | Mexico | 4.20 | 2016 |
88 | Iran | 4.10 | 2011 |
89 | Dominican Republic | 4.00 | 2013 |
90 | Uruguay | 4.00 | 2011 |
91 | Iraq | 3.90 | 2018 |
92 | Colombia | 3.70 | 2015/16 |
93 | Seychelles | 3.60 | 2012 |
94 | Barbados | 3.50 | 2012 |
95 | Bolivia | 3.40 | 2016 |
96 | Japan | 3.40 | 2010 |
97 | Samoa | 3.20 | 2014 |
98 | Turkmenistan | 3.20 | 2015 |
99 | Algeria | 3.00 | 2012 |
100 | Jordan | 3.00 | 2012 |
101 | Kuwait | 3.00 | 2014 |
102 | Uzbekistan | 2.90 | 2017 |
103 | Venezuela | 2.90 | 2009 |
104 | Saint Lucia | 2.80 | 2012 |
105 | Armenia | 2.60 | 2016 |
106 | Morocco | 2.60 | 2017/18 |
107 | Peru | 2.60 | 2018 |
108 | China | 2.40 | 2013 |
109 | Jamaica | 2.20 | 2014 |
110 | Moldova | 2.20 | 2012 |
111 | Kazakhstan | 2.00 | 2015 |
112 | Bulgaria | 1.90 | 2014 |
113 | Mongolia | 1.90 | 2018 |
114 | Tonga | 1.90 | 2012 |
115 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.80 | 2018 |
116 | Serbia | 1.80 | 2014 |
117 | Argentina | 1.70 | 2018/19 |
118 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.60 | 2012 |
119 | Tunisia | 1.60 | 2018 |
120 | Albania | 1.50 | 2017 |
121 | Turkey | 1.50 | 2018/19 |
122 | Gaza Strip | 1.40 | 2014 |
123 | West Bank | 1.40 | 2014 |
124 | Macedonia | 1.30 | 2011 |
125 | Paraguay | 1.30 | 2016 |
126 | Georgia | 1.10 | 2009 |
127 | Montenegro | 1.00 | 2013 |
128 | Korea, South | 0.70 | 2010 |
129 | Chile | 0.50 | 2014 |
130 | Germany | 0.50 | 2014/17 |
131 | United States | 0.50 | 2012 |