social2024
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female (% of children under 5) — series 2
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
8.5Percentage
Median: 4.7Percentage
Countries Covered
159
with available data
Highest
Eritrea
39.9Percentage
Lowest
Belgium
0.2Percentage
Top 5 Countries
1Eritrea39.9Percentage
2Yemen39.6Percentage
3Niger32.3Percentage
4Sudan31.5Percentage
5India30.6Percentage
By Region
Asia10.9Percentage(23 countries)
Africa10.1Percentage(9 countries)
Other9.6Percentage(100 countries)
North America6.3Percentage(3 countries)
South America2.3Percentage(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.2Percentage)High (39.9Percentage)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 8.5Percentage)
Asia (23)
Africa (9)
Other (100)
North America (3)
South America (7)
Europe (16)
Oceania (1)
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 country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. 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 | Eritrea | 39.9Percentage |
| 2 | Yemen | 39.6Percentage |
| 3 | Niger | 32.3Percentage |
| 4 | Sudan | 31.5Percentage |
| 5 | India | 30.6Percentage |
| 6 | Timor-Leste | 30.2Percentage |
| 7 | Papua New Guinea | 26.6Percentage |
| 8 | Burundi | 25.6Percentage |
| 9 | South Sudan | 24.5Percentage |
| 10 | Nigeria | 23.7Percentage |
| 11 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 23.4Percentage |
| 12 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 22.9Percentage |
| 13 | Pakistan | 22.1Percentage |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 21.8Percentage |
| 15 | Madagascar | 20.8Percentage |
| 16 | Somalia | 20.7Percentage |
| 17 | Sri Lanka | 20.4Percentage |
| 18 | Nepal | 20.4Percentage |
| 19 | Mauritania | 19.8Percentage |
| 20 | Ethiopia | 19.4Percentage |
| 21 | Myanmar | 19.2Percentage |
| 22 | Philippines | 17.9Percentage |
| 23 | Afghanistan | 17.6Percentage |
| 24 | Benin | 17.5Percentage |
| 25 | Guinea-Bissau | 17.4Percentage |
| 26 | Djibouti | 17.1Percentage |
| 27 | Angola | 17.1Percentage |
| 28 | Chad | 16.7Percentage |
| 29 | Central African Republic | 16.6Percentage |
| 30 | Solomon Islands | 16.1Percentage |
| 31 | Maldives | 15.4Percentage |
| 32 | Senegal | 15.3Percentage |
| 33 | Indonesia | 15.2Percentage |
| 34 | Malaysia | 14.8Percentage |
| 35 | Burkina Faso | 14.8Percentage |
| 36 | Cambodia | 14.6Percentage |
| 37 | Togo | 14.3Percentage |
| 38 | Mozambique | 13.5Percentage |
| 39 | Guinea | 13.4Percentage |
| 40 | Cote d'Ivoire | 13.4Percentage |
| 41 | Mali | 13.3Percentage |
| 42 | Guatemala | 12.8Percentage |
| 43 | Lesotho | 11.5Percentage |
| 44 | Malawi | 11.4Percentage |
| 45 | Oman | 11.4Percentage |
| 46 | Namibia | 11.4Percentage |
| 47 | Sierra Leone | 11.4Percentage |
| 48 | Vietnam | 11.4Percentage |
| 49 | Republic of the Congo | 11.2Percentage |
| 50 | Botswana | 11.2Percentage |
| 51 | Republic of The Gambia | 10.4Percentage |
| 52 | Liberia | 10.4Percentage |
| 53 | Vanuatu | 10.3Percentage |
| 54 | Zambia | 10.2Percentage |
| 55 | Ghana | 10.1Percentage |
| 56 | Cameroon | 9.9Percentage |
| 57 | United Republic of Tanzania | 9.8Percentage |
| 58 | Marshall Islands | 9.5Percentage |
| 59 | Haiti | 9.4Percentage |
| 60 | Zimbabwe | 9.0Percentage |
| 61 | Kenya | 8.9Percentage |
| 62 | North Korea | 8.9Percentage |
| 63 | Syrian Arab Republic | 8.9Percentage |
| 64 | Bhutan | 8.7Percentage |
| 65 | Brunei Darussalam | 8.5Percentage |
| 66 | Comoros | 8.4Percentage |
| 67 | Guyana | 8.3Percentage |
| 68 | Uganda | 8.2Percentage |
| 69 | Honduras | 6.3Percentage |
| 70 | Rwanda | 6.3Percentage |
| 71 | Thailand | 6.0Percentage |
| 72 | Kiribati | 5.8Percentage |
| 73 | Mexico | 5.8Percentage |
| 74 | Suriname | 5.7Percentage |
| 75 | Gabon | 5.4Percentage |
| 76 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.2Percentage |
| 77 | Fiji | 4.9Percentage |
| 78 | El Salvador | 4.7Percentage |
| 79 | Nauru | 4.7Percentage |
| 80 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.7Percentage |
| 81 | Tajikistan | 4.7Percentage |
| 82 | Barbados | 4.7Percentage |
| 83 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 4.6Percentage |
| 84 | Ecuador | 4.4Percentage |
| 85 | Nicaragua | 4.3Percentage |
| 86 | Eswatini | 4.3Percentage |
| 87 | Belize | 4.1Percentage |
| 88 | Iraq | 4.0Percentage |
| 89 | Libya | 4.0Percentage |
| 90 | Egypt | 3.9Percentage |
| 91 | South Africa | 3.8Percentage |
| 92 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.8Percentage |
| 93 | Lebanon | 3.7Percentage |
| 94 | Montenegro | 3.6Percentage |
| 95 | Colombia | 3.5Percentage |
| 96 | Ukraine | 3.5Percentage |
| 97 | Japan | 3.4Percentage |
| 98 | Samoa | 3.4Percentage |
| 99 | Costa Rica | 3.2Percentage |
| 100 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.2Percentage |
| 101 | Seychelles | 3.2Percentage |
| 102 | Georgia | 3.1Percentage |
| 103 | Brazil | 3.1Percentage |
| 104 | Cape Verde | 2.9Percentage |
| 105 | Jordan | 2.9Percentage |
| 106 | Romania | 2.9Percentage |
| 107 | Saudi Arabia | 2.9Percentage |
| 108 | Singapore | 2.9Percentage |
| 109 | Bolivia | 2.9Percentage |
| 110 | Dominican Republic | 2.6Percentage |
| 111 | Turkmenistan | 2.6Percentage |
| 112 | Cuba | 2.5Percentage |
| 113 | Panama | 2.5Percentage |
| 114 | Peru | 2.4Percentage |
| 115 | Algeria | 2.4Percentage |
| 116 | People's Republic of China | 2.2Percentage |
| 117 | Moldova, Republic of | 2.2Percentage |
| 118 | Azerbaijan | 2.2Percentage |
| 119 | Qatar | 2.1Percentage |
| 120 | Tuvalu | 2.1Percentage |
| 121 | Kazakhstan | 2.0Percentage |
| 122 | Armenia | 2.0Percentage |
| 123 | Czech Republic | 1.7Percentage |
| 124 | Kuwait | 1.7Percentage |
| 125 | Mongolia | 1.7Percentage |
| 126 | Türkiye | 1.7Percentage |
| 127 | Uzbekistan | 1.7Percentage |
| 128 | State of Palestine | 1.6Percentage |
| 129 | Saint Lucia | 1.6Percentage |
| 130 | Morocco | 1.5Percentage |
| 131 | Portugal | 1.3Percentage |
| 132 | Tunisia | 1.3Percentage |
| 133 | Uruguay | 1.3Percentage |
| 134 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.3Percentage |
| 135 | Paraguay | 1.2Percentage |
| 136 | Albania | 1.2Percentage |
| 137 | Argentina | 1.2Percentage |
| 138 | Bulgaria | 1.1Percentage |
| 139 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 1.1Percentage |
| 140 | Belarus | 1.0Percentage |
| 141 | Jamaica | 1.0Percentage |
| 142 | Lithuania | 0.8Percentage |
| 143 | Malta | 0.7Percentage |
| 144 | Netherlands | 0.7Percentage |
| 145 | Estonia | 0.6Percentage |
| 146 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.6Percentage |
| 147 | Poland | 0.5Percentage |
| 148 | Tonga | 0.5Percentage |
| 149 | United Kingdom | 0.5Percentage |
| 150 | Chile | 0.4Percentage |
| 151 | Serbia | 0.4Percentage |
| 152 | Australia | 0.4Percentage |
| 153 | Greece | 0.3Percentage |
| 154 | United States of America | 0.3Percentage |
| 155 | Germany | 0.2Percentage |
| 156 | Ireland | 0.2Percentage |
| 157 | South Korea | 0.2Percentage |
| 158 | Latvia | 0.2Percentage |
| 159 | Belgium | 0.2Percentage |
Showing 159 of 159 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).
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