Country ranking for field: children under the age of 5 years underweight 2023

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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.


1flag of YemenYemen39.90 % 
2flag of NigerNiger34.60 % 
3flag of SudanSudan33 % 
4flag of East TimorEast Timor31.90 % 
5flag of IndiaIndia31.50 % 
6flag of BurundiBurundi27.60 % 
7flag of Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congo23.10 % 
8flag of PakistanPakistan23.10 % 
9flag of BangladeshBangladesh22.60 % 
10flag of MadagascarMadagascar22.60 % 
11flag of MauritaniaMauritania22.40 % 
12flag of LatviaLatvia21.10 % 
13flag of LaosLaos21.10 % 
14flag of EthiopiaEthiopia21.10 % 
15flag of Sri LankaSri Lanka20.50 % 
16flag of Central African RepublicCentral African Republic20.50 % 
17flag of MyanmarMyanmar19.10 % 
18flag of AfghanistanAfghanistan19.10 % 
19flag of PhilippinesPhilippines19.10 % 
20flag of AngolaAngola19 % 
21flag of ChadChad18.90 % 
22flag of Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau18.80 % 
23flag of NepalNepal18.70 % 
24flag of MaliMali18.50 % 
25flag of NigeriaNigeria18.40 % 
26flag of IndonesiaIndonesia17.70 % 
27flag of Burkina FasoBurkina Faso17.50 % 
28flag of BeninBenin16.80 % 
29flag of GuineaGuinea16.30 % 
30flag of CambodiaCambodia16.30 % 
31flag of Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands16.20 % 
32flag of DjiboutiDjibouti16.20 % 
33flag of TogoTogo15.20 % 
34flag of MaldivesMaldives14.80 % 
35flag of MozambiqueMozambique14.60 % 
36flag of GuatemalaGuatemala14.40 % 
37flag of SenegalSenegal14.40 % 
38flag of MalaysiaMalaysia14.10 % 
39flag of NamibiaNamibia13.20 % 
40flag of Côte d'IvoireCôte d'Ivoire12.80 % 
41flag of GhanaGhana12.60 % 
42flag of CongoCongo12.30 % 
43flag of TanzaniaTanzania12.10 % 
44flag of Sierra LeoneSierra Leone12 % 
45flag of Marshall IslandsMarshall Islands11.90 % 
46flag of ZambiaZambia11.80 % 
47flag of LibyaLibya11.70 % 
48flag of VanuatuVanuatu11.70 % 
49flag of MalawiMalawi11.70 % 
50flag of The GambiaThe Gambia11.60 % 
51flag of VietnamVietnam11.60 % 
52flag of OmanOman11.20 % 
53flag of CameroonCameroon11 % 
54flag of LiberiaLiberia10.90 % 
55flag of LesothoLesotho10.50 % 
56flag of KenyaKenya10.10 % 
57flag of ZimbabweZimbabwe9.70 % 
58flag of HaitiHaiti9.50 % 
59flag of GuyanaGuyana9.40 % 
60flag of North KoreaNorth Korea9.30 % 
61flag of RwandaRwanda7.70 % 
62flag of ThailandThailand7.70 % 
63flag of UgandaUganda7.60 % 
64flag of TajikistanTajikistan7.60 % 
65flag of HondurasHonduras7.10 % 
66flag of EgyptEgypt7 % 
67flag of KiribatiKiribati6.90 % 
68flag of SurinameSuriname6.70 % 
69flag of GabonGabon6.40 % 
70flag of EswatiniEswatini5.80 % 
71flag of South AfricaSouth Africa5.50 % 
72flag of São Tomé and PríncipeSão Tomé and Príncipe5.40 % 
73flag of EcuadorEcuador5.20 % 
74flag of El SalvadorEl Salvador5 % 
75flag of AzerbaijanAzerbaijan4.90 % 
76flag of BelizeBelize4.60 % 
77flag of FijiFiji4.60 % 
78flag of IranIran4.30 % 
79flag of MexicoMexico4.20 % 
80flag of IraqIraq3.90 % 
81flag of MontenegroMontenegro3.70 % 
82flag of ColombiaColombia3.70 % 
83flag of Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia3.50 % 
84flag of LebanonLebanon3.40 % 
85flag of BoliviaBolivia3.40 % 
86flag of SamoaSamoa3.40 % 
87flag of TuvaluTuvalu3.10 % 
88flag of TurkmenistanTurkmenistan3.10 % 
89flag of Dominican RepublicDominican Republic3 % 
90flag of PanamaPanama3 % 
91flag of Costa RicaCosta Rica2.90 % 
92flag of MoroccoMorocco2.80 % 
93flag of AlgeriaAlgeria2.70 % 
94flag of JordanJordan2.70 % 
95flag of ArmeniaArmenia2.60 % 
96flag of KuwaitKuwait2.50 % 
97flag of LithuaniaLithuania2.50 % 
98flag of JamaicaJamaica2.50 % 
99flag of CubaCuba2.40 % 
100flag of ChinaChina2.40 % 
101flag of PeruPeru2.10 % 
102flag of Gaza StripGaza Strip2.10 % 
103flag of West BankWest Bank2.10 % 
104flag of GeorgiaGeorgia2.10 % 
105flag of KazakhstanKazakhstan2 % 
106flag of BulgariaBulgaria1.90 % 
107flag of MongoliaMongolia1.80 % 
108flag of KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan1.80 % 
109flag of UzbekistanUzbekistan1.80 % 
110flag of UruguayUruguay1.80 % 
111flag of ArgentinaArgentina1.70 % 
112flag of TunisiaTunisia1.60 % 
113flag of AlbaniaAlbania1.50 % 
114flag of TurkeyTurkey1.50 % 
115flag of ParaguayParaguay1.30 % 
116flag of SerbiaSerbia1 % 
117flag of BelgiumBelgium1 % 
118flag of South KoreaSouth Korea0.90 % 
119flag of North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia0.90 % 
120flag of TongaTonga0.80 % 
121flag of ChileChile0.50 % 
122flag of GermanyGermany0.50 % 
123flag of EstoniaEstonia0.40 % 
124flag of United StatesUnited States0.40 % 
125flag of Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks and Caicos Islands0.40 % 
126flag of PortugalPortugal0.40 % 
127flag of Wake IslandWake Island0 % 
128flag of AustriaAustria0 % 
129flag of Puerto RicoPuerto Rico0 % 
130flag of AndorraAndorra0 % 
131flag of VenezuelaVenezuela0 % 
132flag of San MarinoSan Marino0 % 
133flag of American SamoaAmerican Samoa0 % 
134flag of Saint-MartinSaint-Martin0 % 
135flag of Saint-Pierre and MiquelonSaint-Pierre and Miquelon0 % 
136flag of QatarQatar0 % 
137flag of Saint-BarthélemySaint-Barthélemy0 % 
138flag of RomaniaRomania0 % 
139flag of Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines0 % 
140flag of RussiaRussia0 % 
141flag of Wallis and FutunaWallis and Futuna0 % 
142flag of Saint Kitts and NevisSaint Kitts and Nevis0 % 
143flag of Saint HelenaSaint Helena0 % 
144flag of SingaporeSingapore0 % 
145flag of United States Pacific Island Wildlife RefugesUnited States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges0 % 
146flag of ArubaAruba0 % 
147flag of The BahamasThe Bahamas0 % 
148flag of Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda0 % 
149flag of SyriaSyria0 % 
150flag of The NetherlandsThe Netherlands0 % 
151flag of AnguillaAnguilla0 % 
152flag of TokelauTokelau0 % 
153flag of SwedenSweden0 % 
154flag of SvalbardSvalbard0 % 
155flag of U.S. Virgin IslandsU.S. Virgin Islands0 % 
156flag of UkraineUkraine0 % 
157flag of Spratly IslandsSpratly Islands0 % 
158flag of AustraliaAustralia0 % 
159flag of SpainSpain0 % 
160flag of United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates0 % 
161flag of South SudanSouth Sudan0 % 
162flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands0 % 
163flag of United KingdomUnited Kingdom0 % 
164flag of Ashmore and Cartier IslandsAshmore and Cartier Islands0 % 
165flag of SloveniaSlovenia0 % 
166flag of SlovakiaSlovakia0 % 
167flag of Sint MaartenSint Maarten0 % 
168flag of TaiwanTaiwan0 % 
169flag of SwitzerlandSwitzerland0 % 
170flag of Czech RepublicCzech Republic0 % 
171flag of Pitcairn IslandsPitcairn Islands0 % 
172flag of Hong KongHong Kong0 % 
173flag of GuamGuam0 % 
174flag of GuernseyGuernsey0 % 
175flag of Coral Sea Islands TerritoryCoral Sea Islands Territory0 % 
176flag of Cook IslandsCook Islands0 % 
177flag of Heard Island and McDonald IslandsHeard Island and McDonald Islands0 % 
178flag of Holy SeeHoly See0 % 
179flag of HungaryHungary0 % 
180flag of GreenlandGreenland0 % 
181flag of IcelandIceland0 % 
182flag of Cocos IslandsCocos Islands0 % 
183flag of IrelandIreland0 % 
184flag of Isle of ManIsle of Man0 % 
185flag of IsraelIsrael0 % 
186flag of ItalyItaly0 % 
187flag of GrenadaGrenada0 % 
188flag of GreeceGreece0 % 
189flag of JapanJapan0 % 
190flag of Falkland IslandsFalkland Islands0 % 
191flag of DhekeliaDhekelia0 % 
192flag of CyprusCyprus0 % 
193flag of DominicaDominica0 % 
194flag of CuraçaoCuraçao0 % 
195flag of EritreaEritrea0 % 
196flag of European UnionEuropean Union0 % 
197flag of Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands0 % 
198flag of GibraltarGibraltar0 % 
199flag of Federated States of MicronesiaFederated States of Micronesia0 % 
200flag of FinlandFinland0 % 
201flag of FranceFrance0 % 
202flag of French PolynesiaFrench Polynesia0 % 
203flag of French Southern and Antarctic LandsFrench Southern and Antarctic Lands0 % 
204flag of CroatiaCroatia0 % 
205flag of Jan MayenJan Mayen0 % 
206flag of JerseyJersey0 % 
207flag of Paracel IslandsParacel Islands0 % 
208flag of New ZealandNew Zealand0 % 
209flag of BotswanaBotswana0 % 
210flag of BhutanBhutan0 % 
211flag of DenmarkDenmark0 % 
212flag of Navassa IslandNavassa Island0 % 
213flag of BermudaBermuda0 % 
214flag of New CaledoniaNew Caledonia0 % 
215flag of NiueNiue0 % 
216flag of MonacoMonaco0 % 
217flag of Norfolk IslandNorfolk Island0 % 
218flag of Northern Mariana IslandsNorthern Mariana Islands0 % 
219flag of NorwayNorway0 % 
220flag of BelarusBelarus0 % 
221flag of BahrainBahrain0 % 
222flag of PalauPalau0 % 
223flag of MontserratMontserrat0 % 
224flag of MauritiusMauritius0 % 
225flag of Clipperton IslandClipperton Island0 % 
226flag of LuxembourgLuxembourg0 % 
227flag of KosovoKosovo0 % 
228flag of AkrotiriAkrotiri0 % 
229flag of Christmas IslandChristmas Island0 % 
230flag of Cayman IslandsCayman Islands0 % 
231flag of CanadaCanada0 % 
232flag of LiechtensteinLiechtenstein0 % 
233flag of MacauMacau0 % 
234flag of Bouvet IslandBouvet Island0 % 
235flag of Cabo VerdeCabo Verde0 % 
236flag of BruneiBrunei0 % 
237flag of British Virgin IslandsBritish Virgin Islands0 % 
238flag of British Indian Ocean TerritoryBritish Indian Ocean Territory0 % 
239flag of MaltaMalta0 % 
240flag of BrazilBrazil0 % 
241flag of NauruNauru0 % 


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