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.

Rank Order Listing for the Children under the age of 5 years underweight field
RankCountry(%)Date of Information
1Yemen39.902013
2Eritrea39.402010
3Timor-Leste37.502013
4India36.302015
5Sudan33.502014
6Madagascar32.902013
7Bangladesh32.802014
8Nigeria31.502016
9Niger31.402016
10Djibouti29.902012
11Chad29.402015
12Burundi29.302016
13South Sudan29.102010
14Papua New Guinea27.802010
15Nepal27.202016
16Laos26.902011
17Afghanistan25.002013
18Mali25.002015
19Mauritania24.902015
20Central African Republic24.602012
21Cambodia24.102014
22Ethiopia23.602016
23Congo, Democratic Republic of the23.402013
24Pakistan23.102018
25Somalia23.002009
26Philippines21.502015
27Sri Lanka20.502016
28Indonesia19.902013
29Angola19.002016
30Burma18.502016
31Guinea18.302016
32Sierra Leone18.202013
33Maldives17.702009
34Guinea-Bissau17.002014
35Comoros16.902012
36Benin16.802018
37Gambia, The16.502013
38Burkina Faso16.202017
39Solomon Islands16.202015
40Togo16.102014
41Mozambique15.602011
42Liberia15.302013
43Kiribati14.902009
44Zambia14.902013
45Cameroon14.802014
46Senegal14.402017
47Vietnam14.102015
48Malaysia13.702016
49Tanzania13.702015
50Namibia13.202013
51Cote d'Ivoire12.802016
52Bhutan12.702010
53Guatemala12.402015
54Congo, Republic of the12.302015
55Marshall Islands11.902017
56Malawi11.802015
57Ghana11.202014
58Kenya11.202014
59Vanuatu10.702013
60Lesotho10.502014
61Uganda10.402016
62Syria10.202009
63Oman9.702014
64Brunei9.602009
65Rwanda9.602015
66Haiti9.502017
67Korea, North9.302017
68Sao Tome and Principe8.802014
69Zimbabwe8.502015
70Guyana8.202014
71Tajikistan7.602017
72Iraq7.202011
73Honduras7.102012
74Egypt7.002014
75Thailand6.702016
76Gabon6.402012
77Suriname6.402010
78South Africa5.902016
79Eswatini5.802014
80Equatorial Guinea5.602011
81Ecuador5.102014
82El Salvador5.002014
83Azerbaijan4.902013
84Trinidad and Tobago4.902011
85Belize4.602015
86Nicaragua4.602012
87Mexico4.202016
88Iran4.102011
89Dominican Republic4.002013
90Uruguay4.002011
91Seychelles3.602012
92Barbados3.502012
93Bolivia3.402016
94Colombia3.402010
95Japan3.402010
96Peru3.202017
97Samoa3.202014
98Turkmenistan3.202015
99Algeria3.002012
100Jordan3.002012
101Kuwait3.002014
102Morocco2.902011
103Venezuela2.902009
104Kyrgyzstan2.802014
105Saint Lucia2.802012
106Tunisia2.802012
107Armenia2.602016
108China2.402013
109Turkey2.302013
110Jamaica2.202014
111Moldova2.202012
112Kazakhstan2.002015
113Tonga1.902012
114Serbia1.802014
115Bosnia and Herzegovina1.602012
116Albania1.502017
117Gaza Strip1.402014
118West Bank1.402014
119Macedonia1.302011
120Paraguay1.302016
121Georgia1.102009
122Montenegro1.002013
123Mongolia0.902016
124Korea, South0.702010
125Chile0.502014
126United States0.502012