social2024
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male (% of children under 5)
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
9.8Percentage
Median: 5.6Percentage
Countries Covered
159
with available data
Highest
Yemen
41.7Percentage
Lowest
Turks and Caicos Islands
0.1Percentage
Top 5 Countries
1Yemen41.7Percentage
2Eritrea38.9Percentage
3Niger36.9Percentage
4Sudan34.6Percentage
5Timor-Leste33.4Percentage
By Region
Africa12.5Percentage(9 countries)
Asia11.5Percentage(23 countries)
Other11.1Percentage(100 countries)
North America6.4Percentage(3 countries)
South America3.1Percentage(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.1Percentage)High (41.7Percentage)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 9.8Percentage)
Africa (9)
Asia (23)
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 | Yemen | 41.7Percentage |
| 2 | Eritrea | 38.9Percentage |
| 3 | Niger | 36.9Percentage |
| 4 | Sudan | 34.6Percentage |
| 5 | Timor-Leste | 33.4Percentage |
| 6 | India | 32.3Percentage |
| 7 | Burundi | 31.2Percentage |
| 8 | South Sudan | 30.7Percentage |
| 9 | Papua New Guinea | 28.9Percentage |
| 10 | Nigeria | 27.2Percentage |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 27.0Percentage |
| 12 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 25.1Percentage |
| 13 | Mauritania | 25.0Percentage |
| 14 | Madagascar | 24.4Percentage |
| 15 | Pakistan | 24.0Percentage |
| 16 | Somalia | 24.0Percentage |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 23.0Percentage |
| 18 | Benin | 21.7Percentage |
| 19 | Bangladesh | 21.5Percentage |
| 20 | Angola | 21.0Percentage |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | 20.6Percentage |
| 22 | Central African Republic | 20.2Percentage |
| 23 | Guinea-Bissau | 20.2Percentage |
| 24 | Chad | 19.7Percentage |
| 25 | Afghanistan | 19.1Percentage |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 19.0Percentage |
| 27 | Myanmar | 18.3Percentage |
| 28 | Djibouti | 18.3Percentage |
| 29 | Cambodia | 18.0Percentage |
| 30 | Mozambique | 17.3Percentage |
| 31 | Senegal | 17.1Percentage |
| 32 | Indonesia | 16.7Percentage |
| 33 | Mali | 16.7Percentage |
| 34 | Guinea | 16.6Percentage |
| 35 | Nepal | 16.4Percentage |
| 36 | Solomon Islands | 16.2Percentage |
| 37 | Togo | 16.1Percentage |
| 38 | Guatemala | 16.0Percentage |
| 39 | Malaysia | 15.9Percentage |
| 40 | Philippines | 15.6Percentage |
| 41 | Namibia | 15.0Percentage |
| 42 | Malawi | 14.3Percentage |
| 43 | Maldives | 14.2Percentage |
| 44 | Marshall Islands | 14.1Percentage |
| 45 | Ghana | 13.8Percentage |
| 46 | Cote d'Ivoire | 13.8Percentage |
| 47 | Lesotho | 13.5Percentage |
| 48 | Zambia | 13.5Percentage |
| 49 | Republic of the Congo | 13.3Percentage |
| 50 | Vanuatu | 13.0Percentage |
| 51 | United Republic of Tanzania | 12.9Percentage |
| 52 | Republic of The Gambia | 12.8Percentage |
| 53 | Sierra Leone | 12.6Percentage |
| 54 | Botswana | 12.4Percentage |
| 55 | Cameroon | 12.2Percentage |
| 56 | Vietnam | 12.1Percentage |
| 57 | Haiti | 12.0Percentage |
| 58 | Syrian Arab Republic | 11.8Percentage |
| 59 | Liberia | 11.4Percentage |
| 60 | Uganda | 11.2Percentage |
| 61 | Oman | 11.1Percentage |
| 62 | Brunei Darussalam | 10.8Percentage |
| 63 | Kenya | 10.7Percentage |
| 64 | Guyana | 10.4Percentage |
| 65 | Zimbabwe | 10.3Percentage |
| 66 | Comoros | 9.9Percentage |
| 67 | North Korea | 9.6Percentage |
| 68 | Rwanda | 9.0Percentage |
| 69 | Bhutan | 8.6Percentage |
| 70 | Kiribati | 8.1Percentage |
| 71 | Honduras | 7.9Percentage |
| 72 | Suriname | 7.7Percentage |
| 73 | Thailand | 7.3Percentage |
| 74 | Lebanon | 6.4Percentage |
| 75 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.2Percentage |
| 76 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.1Percentage |
| 77 | South Africa | 6.0Percentage |
| 78 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.9Percentage |
| 79 | Eswatini | 5.7Percentage |
| 80 | Tajikistan | 5.6Percentage |
| 81 | Ecuador | 5.5Percentage |
| 82 | Gabon | 5.4Percentage |
| 83 | El Salvador | 5.2Percentage |
| 84 | Nicaragua | 5.0Percentage |
| 85 | Belize | 5.0Percentage |
| 86 | Ukraine | 4.8Percentage |
| 87 | Libya | 4.6Percentage |
| 88 | Fiji | 4.5Percentage |
| 89 | Seychelles | 4.4Percentage |
| 90 | Jamaica | 4.1Percentage |
| 91 | Morocco | 4.1Percentage |
| 92 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 4.0Percentage |
| 93 | Romania | 4.0Percentage |
| 94 | Saint Lucia | 4.0Percentage |
| 95 | Saudi Arabia | 4.0Percentage |
| 96 | Colombia | 3.9Percentage |
| 97 | Iraq | 3.9Percentage |
| 98 | Bolivia | 3.9Percentage |
| 99 | Brazil | 3.9Percentage |
| 100 | Kuwait | 3.8Percentage |
| 101 | Montenegro | 3.8Percentage |
| 102 | Azerbaijan | 3.8Percentage |
| 103 | Singapore | 3.7Percentage |
| 104 | Egypt | 3.6Percentage |
| 105 | Japan | 3.5Percentage |
| 106 | Turkmenistan | 3.5Percentage |
| 107 | Tuvalu | 3.5Percentage |
| 108 | Dominican Republic | 3.3Percentage |
| 109 | Samoa | 3.3Percentage |
| 110 | Armenia | 3.2Percentage |
| 111 | Panama | 3.1Percentage |
| 112 | Nauru | 2.9Percentage |
| 113 | Peru | 2.9Percentage |
| 114 | Algeria | 2.9Percentage |
| 115 | Argentina | 2.8Percentage |
| 116 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.7Percentage |
| 117 | Mexico | 2.7Percentage |
| 118 | Costa Rica | 2.6Percentage |
| 119 | State of Palestine | 2.6Percentage |
| 120 | People's Republic of China | 2.5Percentage |
| 121 | Czech Republic | 2.5Percentage |
| 122 | Barbados | 2.5Percentage |
| 123 | Qatar | 2.4Percentage |
| 124 | Uruguay | 2.3Percentage |
| 125 | Cuba | 2.2Percentage |
| 126 | Jordan | 2.1Percentage |
| 127 | Moldova, Republic of | 2.1Percentage |
| 128 | Bulgaria | 2.0Percentage |
| 129 | Mongolia | 2.0Percentage |
| 130 | Kazakhstan | 1.9Percentage |
| 131 | Uzbekistan | 1.9Percentage |
| 132 | Tunisia | 1.8Percentage |
| 133 | Albania | 1.8Percentage |
| 134 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.8Percentage |
| 135 | Serbia | 1.6Percentage |
| 136 | Belarus | 1.5Percentage |
| 137 | Cape Verde | 1.5Percentage |
| 138 | Lithuania | 1.4Percentage |
| 139 | Paraguay | 1.4Percentage |
| 140 | Netherlands | 1.3Percentage |
| 141 | Türkiye | 1.3Percentage |
| 142 | Germany | 1.1Percentage |
| 143 | Georgia | 1.0Percentage |
| 144 | Tonga | 1.0Percentage |
| 145 | Ireland | 0.9Percentage |
| 146 | Poland | 0.9Percentage |
| 147 | Malta | 0.8Percentage |
| 148 | United Kingdom | 0.8Percentage |
| 149 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.7Percentage |
| 150 | Australia | 0.7Percentage |
| 151 | Chile | 0.6Percentage |
| 152 | Belgium | 0.6Percentage |
| 153 | Greece | 0.5Percentage |
| 154 | South Korea | 0.5Percentage |
| 155 | Latvia | 0.5Percentage |
| 156 | Portugal | 0.5Percentage |
| 157 | United States of America | 0.5Percentage |
| 158 | Estonia | 0.3Percentage |
| 159 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.1Percentage |
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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