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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.
| Rank | Country | (%) | Date of Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yemen | 39.90 | 2013 |
| 2 | Eritrea | 39.40 | 2010 |
| 3 | Timor-Leste | 37.50 | 2013 |
| 4 | India | 36.30 | 2015 |
| 5 | Sudan | 33.50 | 2014 |
| 6 | Madagascar | 32.90 | 2013 |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 32.80 | 2014 |
| 8 | Nigeria | 31.50 | 2016 |
| 9 | Niger | 31.40 | 2016 |
| 10 | Djibouti | 29.90 | 2012 |
| 11 | Chad | 29.40 | 2015 |
| 12 | Burundi | 29.30 | 2016 |
| 13 | South Sudan | 29.10 | 2010 |
| 14 | Papua New Guinea | 27.80 | 2010 |
| 15 | Nepal | 27.20 | 2016 |
| 16 | Laos | 26.90 | 2011 |
| 17 | Afghanistan | 25.00 | 2013 |
| 18 | Mali | 25.00 | 2015 |
| 19 | Mauritania | 24.90 | 2015 |
| 20 | Central African Republic | 24.60 | 2012 |
| 21 | Cambodia | 24.10 | 2014 |
| 22 | Ethiopia | 23.60 | 2016 |
| 23 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 23.40 | 2013 |
| 24 | Pakistan | 23.10 | 2018 |
| 25 | Somalia | 23.00 | 2009 |
| 26 | Philippines | 21.50 | 2015 |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | 20.50 | 2016 |
| 28 | Indonesia | 19.90 | 2013 |
| 29 | Angola | 19.00 | 2016 |
| 30 | Burma | 18.50 | 2016 |
| 31 | Guinea | 18.30 | 2016 |
| 32 | Sierra Leone | 18.20 | 2013 |
| 33 | Maldives | 17.70 | 2009 |
| 34 | Guinea-Bissau | 17.00 | 2014 |
| 35 | Comoros | 16.90 | 2012 |
| 36 | Benin | 16.80 | 2018 |
| 37 | Gambia, The | 16.50 | 2013 |
| 38 | Burkina Faso | 16.20 | 2017 |
| 39 | Solomon Islands | 16.20 | 2015 |
| 40 | Togo | 16.10 | 2014 |
| 41 | Mozambique | 15.60 | 2011 |
| 42 | Liberia | 15.30 | 2013 |
| 43 | Kiribati | 14.90 | 2009 |
| 44 | Zambia | 14.90 | 2013 |
| 45 | Cameroon | 14.80 | 2014 |
| 46 | Senegal | 14.40 | 2017 |
| 47 | Vietnam | 14.10 | 2015 |
| 48 | Malaysia | 13.70 | 2016 |
| 49 | Tanzania | 13.70 | 2015 |
| 50 | Namibia | 13.20 | 2013 |
| 51 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12.80 | 2016 |
| 52 | Bhutan | 12.70 | 2010 |
| 53 | Guatemala | 12.40 | 2015 |
| 54 | Congo, Republic of the | 12.30 | 2015 |
| 55 | Marshall Islands | 11.90 | 2017 |
| 56 | Malawi | 11.80 | 2015 |
| 57 | Ghana | 11.20 | 2014 |
| 58 | Kenya | 11.20 | 2014 |
| 59 | Vanuatu | 10.70 | 2013 |
| 60 | Lesotho | 10.50 | 2014 |
| 61 | Uganda | 10.40 | 2016 |
| 62 | Syria | 10.20 | 2009 |
| 63 | Oman | 9.70 | 2014 |
| 64 | Brunei | 9.60 | 2009 |
| 65 | Rwanda | 9.60 | 2015 |
| 66 | Haiti | 9.50 | 2017 |
| 67 | Korea, North | 9.30 | 2017 |
| 68 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8.80 | 2014 |
| 69 | Zimbabwe | 8.50 | 2015 |
| 70 | Guyana | 8.20 | 2014 |
| 71 | Tajikistan | 7.60 | 2017 |
| 72 | Iraq | 7.20 | 2011 |
| 73 | Honduras | 7.10 | 2012 |
| 74 | Egypt | 7.00 | 2014 |
| 75 | Thailand | 6.70 | 2016 |
| 76 | Gabon | 6.40 | 2012 |
| 77 | Suriname | 6.40 | 2010 |
| 78 | South Africa | 5.90 | 2016 |
| 79 | Eswatini | 5.80 | 2014 |
| 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 | Seychelles | 3.60 | 2012 |
| 92 | Barbados | 3.50 | 2012 |
| 93 | Bolivia | 3.40 | 2016 |
| 94 | Colombia | 3.40 | 2010 |
| 95 | Japan | 3.40 | 2010 |
| 96 | Peru | 3.20 | 2017 |
| 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 | Morocco | 2.90 | 2011 |
| 103 | Venezuela | 2.90 | 2009 |
| 104 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.80 | 2014 |
| 105 | Saint Lucia | 2.80 | 2012 |
| 106 | Tunisia | 2.80 | 2012 |
| 107 | Armenia | 2.60 | 2016 |
| 108 | China | 2.40 | 2013 |
| 109 | Turkey | 2.30 | 2013 |
| 110 | Jamaica | 2.20 | 2014 |
| 111 | Moldova | 2.20 | 2012 |
| 112 | Kazakhstan | 2.00 | 2015 |
| 113 | Tonga | 1.90 | 2012 |
| 114 | Serbia | 1.80 | 2014 |
| 115 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.60 | 2012 |
| 116 | Albania | 1.50 | 2017 |
| 117 | Gaza Strip | 1.40 | 2014 |
| 118 | West Bank | 1.40 | 2014 |
| 119 | Macedonia | 1.30 | 2011 |
| 120 | Paraguay | 1.30 | 2016 |
| 121 | Georgia | 1.10 | 2009 |
| 122 | Montenegro | 1.00 | 2013 |
| 123 | Mongolia | 0.90 | 2016 |
| 124 | Korea, South | 0.70 | 2010 |
| 125 | Chile | 0.50 | 2014 |
| 126 | United States | 0.50 | 2012 |
Citation
"Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight." World Factbook, Relief Central, relief.unboundmedicine.com/relief/view/The-World-Factbook/563763/0/Children_under_the_age_of_5_years_underweight. Accessed 02 November 2025.
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