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Children under the age of 5 years underweight
This entry 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. This statistic is an indicator of the nutritional status of a community. Children who suffer from growth retardation as a result of poor diets and/or recurrent infections tend to have a greater risk of suffering illness and death.
| Country | Children under the age of 5 years underweight |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan |
25%
(2013)
|
| Albania |
1.5%
(2017)
|
| Algeria |
3%
(2012)
|
| Angola |
19%
(2016)
|
| Armenia |
2.6%
(2016)
|
| Azerbaijan |
4.9%
(2013)
|
| Bangladesh |
32.8%
(2014)
|
| Barbados |
3.5%
(2012)
|
| Belize |
4.6%
(2015)
|
| Benin |
16.8%
(2018)
|
| Bhutan |
12.7%
(2010)
|
| Bolivia |
3.4%
(2016)
|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1.6%
(2012)
|
| Brunei |
9.6%
(2009)
|
| Burkina Faso |
16.2%
(2017)
|
| Burma |
18.5%
(2016)
|
| Burundi |
29.3%
(2016)
|
| Cambodia |
24.1%
(2014)
|
| Cameroon |
14.8%
(2014)
|
| Central African Republic |
24.6%
(2012)
|
| Chad |
29.4%
(2015)
|
| Chile |
0.5%
(2014)
|
| China |
2.4%
(2013)
|
| Colombia |
3.4%
(2010)
|
| Comoros |
16.9%
(2012)
|
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
23.4%
(2013)
|
| Congo, Republic of the |
12.3%
(2015)
|
| Costa Rica |
|
| Cote d'Ivoire |
12.8%
(2016)
|
| Djibouti |
29.9%
(2012)
|
| Dominican Republic |
4%
(2013)
|
| Ecuador |
5.1%
(2014)
|
| Egypt |
7%
(2014)
|
| El Salvador |
5%
(2014)
|
| Equatorial Guinea |
5.6%
(2011)
|
| Eritrea |
39.4%
(2010)
|
| Eswatini |
5.8%
(2014)
|
| Ethiopia |
23.6%
(2016)
|
| Gabon |
6.4%
(2012)
|
| Gambia, The |
16.5%
(2013)
|
| Gaza Strip |
1.4%
(2014)
note: estimate is for Gaza Strip and the West Bank |
| Georgia |
1.1%
(2009)
|
| Ghana |
11.2%
(2014)
|
| Guatemala |
12.4%
(2015)
|
| Guinea |
18.3%
(2016)
|
| Guinea-Bissau |
17%
(2014)
|
| Guyana |
8.2%
(2014)
|
| Haiti |
9.5%
(2017)
|
| Honduras |
7.1%
(2012)
|
| India |
36.3%
(2015)
|
| Indonesia |
19.9%
(2013)
|
| Iran |
4.1%
(2011)
|
| Iraq |
7.2%
(2011)
|
| Jamaica |
2.2%
(2014)
|
| Japan |
3.4%
(2010)
|
| Jordan |
3%
(2012)
|
| Kazakhstan |
2%
(2015)
|
| Kenya |
11.2%
(2014)
|
| Kiribati |
14.9%
(2009)
|
| Korea, North |
9.3%
(2017)
|
| Korea, South |
0.7%
(2010)
|
| Kuwait |
3%
(2014)
|
| Kyrgyzstan |
2.8%
(2014)
|
| Laos |
26.9%
(2011)
|
| Lesotho |
10.5%
(2014)
|
| Liberia |
15.3%
(2013)
|
| Madagascar |
32.9%
(2013)
|
| Malawi |
11.8%
(2015)
|
| Malaysia |
13.7%
(2016)
|
| Maldives |
17.7%
(2009)
|
| Mali |
25%
(2015)
|
| Marshall Islands |
11.9%
(2017)
|
| Mauritania |
24.9%
(2015)
|
| Mexico |
4.2%
(2016)
|
| Moldova |
2.2%
(2012)
|
| Mongolia |
0.9%
(2016)
|
| Montenegro |
1%
(2013)
|
| Morocco |
2.9%
(2011)
|
| Mozambique |
15.6%
(2011)
|
| Namibia |
13.2%
(2013)
|
| Nepal |
27.2%
(2016)
|
| Nicaragua |
4.6%
(2012)
|
| Niger |
31.4%
(2016)
|
| Nigeria |
31.5%
(2016)
|
| North Macedonia |
1.3%
(2011)
|
| Oman |
9.7%
(2014)
|
| Pakistan |
23.1%
(2018)
|
| Panama |
|
| Papua New Guinea |
27.8%
(2010)
|
| Paraguay |
1.3%
(2016)
|
| Peru |
3.2%
(2017)
|
| Philippines |
21.5%
(2015)
|
| Rwanda |
9.6%
(2015)
|
| Saint Lucia |
2.8%
(2012)
|
| Samoa |
3.2%
(2014)
|
| Sao Tome and Principe |
8.8%
(2014)
|
| Senegal |
14.4%
(2017)
|
| Serbia |
1.8%
(2014)
|
| Seychelles |
3.6%
(2012)
|
| Sierra Leone |
18.2%
(2013)
|
| Solomon Islands |
16.2%
(2015)
|
| Somalia |
23%
(2009)
|
| South Africa |
5.9%
(2016)
|
| South Sudan |
29.1%
(2010)
|
| Sri Lanka |
20.5%
(2016)
|
| Sudan |
33.5%
(2014)
|
| Suriname |
6.4%
(2010)
|
| Syria |
10.2%
(2009)
|
| Tajikistan |
7.6%
(2017)
|
| Tanzania |
13.7%
(2015)
|
| Thailand |
6.7%
(2016)
|
| Timor-Leste |
37.5%
(2013)
|
| Togo |
16.1%
(2014)
|
| Tonga |
1.9%
(2012)
|
| Trinidad and Tobago |
4.9%
(2011)
|
| Tunisia |
2.8%
(2012)
|
| Turkey |
2.3%
(2013)
|
| Turkmenistan |
3.2%
(2015)
|
| Uganda |
10.4%
(2016)
|
| United States |
0.5%
(2012)
|
| Uruguay |
4%
(2011)
|
| Vanuatu |
10.7%
(2013)
|
| Venezuela |
2.9%
(2009)
|
| Vietnam |
14.1%
(2015)
|
| West Bank |
1.4%
(2014)
note: estimate is for Gaza Strip and the West Bank |
| Yemen |
39.9%
(2013)
|
| Zambia |
14.9%
(2013)
|
| Zimbabwe |
8.5%
(2015)
|