Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5)

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EconomyYearPrevalence of underweight, weight for age, female (% of children under 5)
Afghanistan202217.6%
Albania20171.2%
Algeria20192.4%
American Samoa2023N/A
Andorra2023N/A
Angola201517.1%
Antigua and Barbuda2023N/A
Argentina20181.2%
Armenia20162%
Aruba2023N/A
Australia2023N/A
Austria2023N/A
Azerbaijan2023N/A
Bahamas, The2023N/A
Bahrain2023N/A
Bangladesh202222.5%
Barbados2023N/A
Belarus2023N/A
Belgium2023N/A
Belize20154.1%
Benin202117.5%
Bermuda2023N/A
Bhutan2023N/A
Bolivia20162.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina2023N/A
Botswana2023N/A
Brazil20193.1%
British Virgin Islands2023N/A
Brunei Darussalam2023N/A
Bulgaria2023N/A
Burkina Faso202115.8%
Burundi202225.9%
Cabo Verde2023N/A
Cambodia202114.6%
Cameroon20189.9%
Canada2023N/A
Cayman Islands2023N/A
Central African Republic201920.2%
Chad202216.7%
Channel Islands2023N/A
Chile2023N/A
China2023N/A
Colombia20163.5%
Comoros2023N/A
Congo, Dem. Rep.201720.4%
Congo, Rep.2023N/A
Costa Rica20183.2%
Cote d'Ivoire202113.4%
Croatia2023N/A
Cuba20192.5%
Curacao2023N/A
Cyprus2023N/A
Czechia2023N/A
Denmark2023N/A
Djibouti2023N/A
Dominica2023N/A
Dominican Republic20192.6%
Ecuador20194.2%
Egypt, Arab Rep.2023N/A
El Salvador2023N/A
Equatorial Guinea2023N/A
Eritrea2023N/A
Estonia2023N/A
Eswatini2023N/A
Ethiopia201919.4%
Faroe Islands2023N/A
Fiji20214.9%
Finland2023N/A
France2023N/A
French Polynesia2023N/A
Gabon20205.4%
Gambia, The202010.4%
Georgia20183.1%
Germany2023N/A
Ghana202210.1%
Gibraltar2023N/A
Greece2023N/A
Greenland2023N/A
Grenada2023N/A
Guam2023N/A
Guatemala202112.8%
Guinea202213.4%
Guinea-Bissau201915.3%
Guyana20198.3%
Haiti20178.3%
Honduras20196.3%
Hong Kong SAR, China2023N/A
Hungary2023N/A
Iceland2023N/A
India202030.6%
Indonesia201816.6%
Iran, Islamic Rep.20174.6%
Iraq20184%
Ireland2023N/A
Isle of Man2023N/A
Israel2023N/A
Italy2023N/A
Jamaica20181%
Japan2023N/A
Jordan20232.9%
Kazakhstan20152%
Kenya20228.9%
Kiribati20185.8%
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.20178.9%
Korea, Rep.2023N/A
Kosovo2023N/A
Kuwait20213.1%
Kyrgyz Republic20181.6%
Lao PDR201720.6%
Latvia2023N/A
Lebanon20212.8%
Lesotho20189.1%
Liberia201910.4%
Libya2023N/A
Liechtenstein2023N/A
Lithuania2023N/A
Luxembourg2023N/A
Macao SAR, China2023N/A
Madagascar202120.8%
Malawi202011.4%
Malaysia202214.8%
Maldives201715.4%
Mali202216.5%
Malta2023N/A
Marshall Islands20179.5%
Mauritania202219.8%
Mauritius2023N/A
Mexico20225.8%
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.2023N/A
Moldova2023N/A
Monaco2023N/A
Mongolia20181.7%
Montenegro20183.6%
Morocco20172.5%
Mozambique202213.5%
Myanmar201617.9%
Namibia2023N/A
Nauru2023N/A
Nepal202220.4%
Netherlands2023N/A
New Caledonia2023N/A
New Zealand2023N/A
Nicaragua2023N/A
Niger202232.3%
Nigeria202015%
North Macedonia20191.1%
Northern Mariana Islands2023N/A
Norway2023N/A
Oman201711.4%
Pakistan201822.1%
Palau2023N/A
Panama20192.5%
Papua New Guinea2023N/A
Paraguay20161.2%
Peru20222.2%
Philippines202117.9%
Poland2023N/A
Portugal2023N/A
Puerto Rico2023N/A
Qatar2023N/A
Romania2023N/A
Russian Federation2023N/A
Rwanda20206.3%
Samoa20193.4%
San Marino2023N/A
Sao Tome and Principe20194.7%
Saudi Arabia2023N/A
Senegal201912.7%
Serbia20190.4%
Seychelles2023N/A
Sierra Leone202111.4%
Singapore2023N/A
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)2023N/A
Slovak Republic2023N/A
Slovenia2023N/A
Solomon Islands201516.1%
Somalia2023N/A
South Africa20165.1%
South Sudan2023N/A
Spain2023N/A
Sri Lanka201620.4%
St. Kitts and Nevis2023N/A
St. Lucia2023N/A
St. Martin (French part)2023N/A
St. Vincent and the Grenadines2023N/A
Sudan2023N/A
Suriname20185.7%
Sweden2023N/A
Switzerland2023N/A
Syrian Arab Republic2023N/A
Tajikistan20177%
Tanzania20229.8%
Thailand20226%
Timor-Leste202030.2%
Togo201714.3%
Tonga20190.5%
Trinidad and Tobago2023N/A
Tunisia20181.3%
Turkiye20181.7%
Turkmenistan20192.6%
Turks and Caicos Islands20200.6%
Tuvalu20192.1%
Uganda20206%
Ukraine2023N/A
United Arab Emirates2023N/A
United Kingdom2023N/A
United States20180.3%
Uruguay20181.3%
Uzbekistan20211.7%
Vanuatu2023N/A
Venezuela, RB2023N/A
Vietnam2023N/A
Virgin Islands (U.S.)2023N/A
West Bank and Gaza20201.6%
Yemen, Rep.2023N/A
Zambia201810.2%
Zimbabwe20199%

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