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Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female (% of children under 5)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
11.2%
Median: 9.8%
Countries Covered
67
with available data
Highest
Yemen
39.6%
Lowest
Belgium
0.2%
Top 5 Countries
1Yemen39.6%
2Niger32.3%
3India30.6%
4Timor-Leste30.2%
5Burundi25.6%
By Region
Asia12.6%(14 countries)
Other11.9%(42 countries)
Africa11.6%(4 countries)
North America9.3%(2 countries)
South America3.4%(2 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.2%)High (39.6%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 11.2%)
Asia (14)
Other (42)
Africa (4)
North America (2)
South America (2)
Europe (3)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yemen | 39.6% |
| 2 | Niger | 32.3% |
| 3 | India | 30.6% |
| 4 | Timor-Leste | 30.2% |
| 5 | Burundi | 25.6% |
| 6 | Nigeria | 23.7% |
| 7 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 23.4% |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 22.9% |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 21.8% |
| 10 | Madagascar | 20.8% |
| 11 | Nepal | 20.4% |
| 12 | Mauritania | 19.8% |
| 13 | Philippines | 17.9% |
| 14 | Afghanistan | 17.6% |
| 15 | Benin | 17.5% |
| 16 | Djibouti | 17.1% |
| 17 | Chad | 16.7% |
| 18 | Central African Republic | 16.6% |
| 19 | Senegal | 15.3% |
| 20 | Indonesia | 15.2% |
| 21 | Malaysia | 14.8% |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 14.8% |
| 23 | Cambodia | 14.6% |
| 24 | Mozambique | 13.5% |
| 25 | Guinea | 13.4% |
| 26 | Cote d'Ivoire | 13.4% |
| 27 | Mali | 13.3% |
| 28 | Guatemala | 12.8% |
| 29 | Lesotho | 11.5% |
| 30 | Malawi | 11.4% |
| 31 | Sierra Leone | 11.4% |
| 32 | Republic of The Gambia | 10.4% |
| 33 | Ghana | 10.1% |
| 34 | United Republic of Tanzania | 9.8% |
| 35 | Haiti | 9.4% |
| 36 | Kenya | 8.9% |
| 37 | Bhutan | 8.7% |
| 38 | Comoros | 8.4% |
| 39 | Uganda | 8.2% |
| 40 | Rwanda | 6.3% |
| 41 | Thailand | 6.0% |
| 42 | Mexico | 5.8% |
| 43 | Gabon | 5.4% |
| 44 | Fiji | 4.9% |
| 45 | El Salvador | 4.7% |
| 46 | Nauru | 4.7% |
| 47 | Tajikistan | 4.7% |
| 48 | Ecuador | 4.4% |
| 49 | Eswatini | 4.3% |
| 50 | Libya | 4.0% |
| 51 | Egypt | 3.9% |
| 52 | Lebanon | 3.7% |
| 53 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.2% |
| 54 | Jordan | 2.9% |
| 55 | Saudi Arabia | 2.9% |
| 56 | Peru | 2.4% |
| 57 | Azerbaijan | 2.2% |
| 58 | Qatar | 2.1% |
| 59 | Kuwait | 1.7% |
| 60 | Uzbekistan | 1.7% |
| 61 | State of Palestine | 1.6% |
| 62 | Lithuania | 0.8% |
| 63 | Malta | 0.7% |
| 64 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.6% |
| 65 | South Korea | 0.2% |
| 66 | Latvia | 0.2% |
| 67 | Belgium | 0.2% |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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