Child Underweight, Under 5 (survey, %) · country data
Explore all indicatorsUnit: percent of children under age 5. Publisher measure: Underweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-age <-2 SD), survey-based estimates.
Weight-for-age below -2 SD, WHO country-level survey estimates, both sexes, no additional disaggregation; retain survey comments. Reference years are irregular survey labels; fieldwork windows were not supplied by the retained projection. Matching year labels do not prove matching collection periods.
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162 countries reported in this capture: 162 numeric readings and 0 upper bounds. Reference years: 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. Point ranks exclude upper bounds and order numeric readings from highest to lowest.
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| Country | Reported value | Year | Point rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 18.4% | 2022 | 23 |
| Albania | 1.5% | 2017 | 139 |
| Algeria | 2.7% | 2019 | 118 |
| Angola | 19.0% | 2015 | 21 |
| Argentina | 2.0% | 2018 | 131 |
| Armenia | 2.6% | 2016 | 120 |
| Australia | 0.2% | 2007 | 157 |
| Azerbaijan | 3.0% | 2023 | 109 |
| Bahrain | 7.6% | 1995 | 71 |
| Bangladesh | 21.7% | 2022 | 17 |
| Barbados | 3.5% | 2012 | 100 |
| Belarus | 1.3% | 2005 | 141 |
| Belgium | 0.0% | 2023 | 160 |
| Belize | 4.6% | 2015 | 86 |
| Benin | 19.6% | 2021 | 19 |
| Bhutan | 8.7% | 2023 | 69 |
| Bolivia | 3.4% | 2016 | 103 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.6% | 2012 | 137 |
| Botswana | 11.8% | 2007 | 51 |
| Brazil | 3.5% | 2019 | 101 |
| Brunei | 9.7% | 2009 | 62 |
| Bulgaria | 1.9% | 2014 | 133 |
| Burkina Faso | 16.9% | 2021 | 29 |
| Burundi | 28.3% | 2024 | 7 |
| Cabo Verde | 2.2% | 2018 | 126 |
| Cambodia | 16.3% | 2021 | 31 |
| Cameroon | 11.0% | 2018 | 57 |
| Central African Republic | 18.4% | 2022 | 24 |
| Chad | 18.2% | 2022 | 27 |
| Chile | 0.5% | 2014 | 150 |
| China | 2.4% | 2013 | 124 |
| Colombia | 3.7% | 2016 | 97 |
| Comoros | 9.1% | 2022 | 68 |
| Costa Rica | 2.9% | 2018 | 111 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 13.6% | 2021 | 42 |
| Cuba | 2.4% | 2019 | 125 |
| Czechia | 2.1% | 2001 | 128 |
| Djibouti | 18.4% | 2023 | 25 |
| Dominican Republic | 3.0% | 2019 | 110 |
| DR Congo | 25.0% | 2023 | 11 |
| Ecuador | 4.9% | 2024 | 84 |
| Egypt | 3.7% | 2021 | 98 |
| El Salvador | 5.0% | 2021 | 82 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 5.6% | 2011 | 76 |
| Eritrea | 39.4% | 2010 | 2 |
| Estonia | 0.4% | 2014 | 152 |
| Eswatini | 5.0% | 2021 | 83 |
| Ethiopia | 21.2% | 2019 | 18 |
| Fiji | 4.6% | 2021 | 87 |
| Gabon | 5.4% | 2020 | 78 |
| Georgia | 2.1% | 2018 | 129 |
| Germany | 0.4% | 2016 | 153 |
| Ghana | 12.0% | 2022 | 48 |
| Greece | 0.2% | 2003 | 158 |
| Guatemala | 14.4% | 2021 | 41 |
| Guinea | 15.0% | 2022 | 38 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 18.8% | 2019 | 22 |
| Guyana | 9.4% | 2019 | 66 |
| Haiti | 10.7% | 2023 | 59 |
| Honduras | 7.1% | 2019 | 72 |
| India | 31.5% | 2020 | 6 |
| Indonesia | 15.9% | 2023 | 34 |
| Iran | 4.3% | 2017 | 90 |
| Iraq | 3.9% | 2018 | 94 |
| Ireland | 0.2% | 2011 | 159 |
| Jamaica | 2.5% | 2018 | 122 |
| Japan | 3.4% | 2010 | 104 |
| Jordan | 2.5% | 2023 | 123 |
| Kazakhstan | 2.0% | 2015 | 132 |
| Kenya | 9.8% | 2022 | 61 |
| Kiribati | 6.9% | 2018 | 73 |
| Kuwait | 2.8% | 2023 | 116 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2.9% | 2023 | 112 |
| Laos | 24.3% | 2023 | 12 |
| Latvia | 0.0% | 2021 | 161 |
| Lebanon | 5.1% | 2023 | 81 |
| Lesotho | 12.5% | 2024 | 46 |
| Liberia | 10.9% | 2019 | 58 |
| Libya | 4.3% | 2022 | 91 |
| Lithuania | 0.9% | 2021 | 145 |
| Madagascar | 22.6% | 2021 | 14 |
| Malawi | 12.8% | 2020 | 45 |
| Malaysia | 15.3% | 2022 | 36 |
| Maldives | 14.8% | 2017 | 40 |
| Mali | 15.0% | 2024 | 39 |
| Malta | 0.7% | 2022 | 148 |
| Marshall Islands | 11.9% | 2017 | 50 |
| Mauritania | 22.4% | 2022 | 16 |
| Mauritius | 13.0% | 1995 | 44 |
| Mexico | 4.2% | 2022 | 92 |
| Moldova | 2.2% | 2012 | 127 |
| Mongolia | 1.9% | 2023 | 134 |
| Montenegro | 3.7% | 2018 | 99 |
| Morocco | 3.1% | 2019 | 107 |
| Mozambique | 15.4% | 2022 | 35 |
| Myanmar | 19.1% | 2018 | 20 |
| Namibia | 13.2% | 2013 | 43 |
| Nauru | 3.8% | 2023 | 95 |
| Nepal | 18.3% | 2022 | 26 |
| Netherlands | 1.0% | 2009 | 143 |
| Nicaragua | 4.6% | 2012 | 88 |
| Niger | 34.6% | 2022 | 3 |
| Nigeria | 25.5% | 2021 | 10 |
| North Korea | 9.3% | 2017 | 67 |
| North Macedonia | 0.9% | 2019 | 146 |
| Oman | 11.2% | 2017 | 56 |
| Pakistan | 23.1% | 2018 | 13 |
| Panama | 2.9% | 2019 | 113 |
| Papua New Guinea | 27.8% | 2010 | 8 |
| Paraguay | 1.3% | 2016 | 142 |
| Peru | 2.7% | 2023 | 119 |
| Philippines | 16.7% | 2021 | 30 |
| Poland | 0.7% | 2018 | 149 |
| Portugal | 0.4% | 2016 | 154 |
| Qatar | 2.6% | 2023 | 121 |
| Republic of the Congo | 12.3% | 2014 | 47 |
| Romania | 3.5% | 2002 | 102 |
| Rwanda | 7.7% | 2020 | 70 |
| Samoa | 3.4% | 2019 | 105 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 5.4% | 2019 | 79 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4.4% | 2020 | 89 |
| Senegal | 16.2% | 2023 | 32 |
| Serbia | 1.0% | 2019 | 144 |
| Seychelles | 3.8% | 2012 | 96 |
| Sierra Leone | 12.0% | 2021 | 49 |
| Singapore | 3.3% | 2000 | 106 |
| Solomon Islands | 16.2% | 2015 | 33 |
| Somalia | 22.5% | 2009 | 15 |
| South Africa | 5.5% | 2017 | 77 |
| South Korea | 0.0% | 2020 | 162 |
| South Sudan | 27.7% | 2010 | 9 |
| Sri Lanka | 17.1% | 2024 | 28 |
| St. Lucia | 2.8% | 2012 | 117 |
| Sudan | 33.0% | 2014 | 4 |
| Suriname | 6.7% | 2018 | 74 |
| Syria | 10.4% | 2010 | 60 |
| Tajikistan | 5.2% | 2023 | 80 |
| Tanzania | 11.4% | 2022 | 55 |
| Thailand | 6.7% | 2022 | 75 |
| The Gambia | 11.6% | 2020 | 54 |
| Timor-Leste | 31.9% | 2020 | 5 |
| Togo | 15.2% | 2017 | 37 |
| Tonga | 0.8% | 2019 | 147 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4.9% | 2011 | 85 |
| Tunisia | 1.6% | 2018 | 138 |
| Türkiye | 1.5% | 2018 | 140 |
| Turkmenistan | 3.1% | 2019 | 108 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.4% | 2020 | 155 |
| Tuvalu | 2.9% | 2019 | 114 |
| Uganda | 9.7% | 2022 | 63 |
| Ukraine | 4.1% | 2000 | 93 |
| United Kingdom | 0.5% | 2019 | 151 |
| United States | 0.4% | 2018 | 156 |
| Uruguay | 1.8% | 2018 | 135 |
| Uzbekistan | 1.8% | 2021 | 136 |
| Vanuatu | 11.7% | 2013 | 53 |
| Venezuela | 2.9% | 2009 | 115 |
| Vietnam | 9.7% | 2023 | 64 |
| West Bank and Gaza | 2.1% | 2020 | 130 |
| Yemen | 40.7% | 2022 | 1 |
| Zambia | 11.8% | 2018 | 52 |
| Zimbabwe | 9.6% | 2024 | 65 |
Reported estimates and uncertainty · 162 rows
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| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 2022 | 18.4 | 17.6 | 19.2 | Afghanistan Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2022-23, Summary Findings Report. Kabul, Afghanistan: UNICEF |
| Albania | 2017 | 1.5 | 1 | 2.2 | Albania Demographic and Health Survey 2017-18. Tirana, Albania: Institute of Statistics, Institute of Public Health, and ICF |
| Algeria | 2019 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.1 | Enquête par grappes à indicateurs multiples [MICS] 2019 |
| Angola | 2015 | 19 | 17.7 | 20.4 | Inquérito de Indicadores Múltiplos e de Saúde em Angola 2015-2016. Luanda, Angola e Rockville, Maryland, EUA: INE, MINSA, MINPLAN e ICF International. |
| Argentina | 2018 | 2 | 1.3 | 3.2 | Segunda Encuesta Nacional de Nutricion y Salud, Argentina 2018-2019 |
| Armenia | 2016 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 3.7 | Armenia Demographic and Health Survey 2015-16. Rockville, Maryland, USA: National Statistical Service, Ministry of Health, and ICF |
| Australia | 2007 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.5 | The 2007 national children's nutrition and physical activity survey. Canberra, Australia: DoHA, 2010 Reduced age range |
| Azerbaijan | 2023 | 3 | 2.3 | 4 | The Republic of Azerbaijan Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2023, Survey Findings Report. Baku, Azerbaijan: The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan and UNICEF. |
| Bahrain | 1995 | 7.6 | Not reported | Not reported | Bahrain family health survey 1995: principal report. Manama, Bahrain: Ministry of Health, 2000. Converted estimate |
| Bangladesh | 2022 | 21.7 | 20.1 | 23.3 | Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2022: Final Report. Dhaka, Bangladesh, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: NIPORT and ICF. |
| Barbados | 2012 | 3.5 | 2 | 6 | Barbados multiple indicator cluster survey 2012: Final report (MICS4). Bridgetown, Barbados: BSS, 2014. |
| Belarus | 2005 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2 | Belarus multiple indicator cluster survey 2005, final report. Minsk, Republic of Belarus: Ministry of Statistics and Analysis [Belarus] and Research Institute of Statistics of the MSA [Belarus], 2007 |
| Belgium | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Enquete de la Consummation Alimentaire 2022-2023 Reduced age range |
| Belize | 2015 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 5.7 | Belize Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, 2015-2016, Final Report. Belmopan, Belize: Statistical Institute of Belize and UNICEF Belize. |
| Benin | 2021 | 19.6 | 18.7 | 20.7 | Enquête par Grappes à Indicateurs Multiples, Bénin, 2021-2022, Rapport des résultats de l’enquête. Cotonou, Bénin : INStaD |
| Bhutan | 2023 | 8.7 | Not reported | Not reported | 5th National Health Survey: Integrated Stepwise Household Survey 2023. Thimphu, Bhutan: Ministry of Health; 2024 |
| Bolivia | 2016 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.1 | Bolivia Encuesta de Demografia y Salud - EDSA 2016: Indicadores Priorizados |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2012 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 2.7 | Institute for Public Health [Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina]. Bosnia and Herzegovina multiple indicator cluster survey (MICS) 2011-2012. Final report. Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina: UNICEF, 2013 |
| Botswana | 2007 | 11.8 | 10.3 | 13.6 | 2007 Botswana family health survey IV report. Gaborone, Botswana: CSO, 2009 Age calculated using alternate methods |
| Brazil | 2019 | 3.5 | 3 | 4.2 | Estudo Nacional de Alimentação e Nutrição Infantil (ENANI), Brasil 2019 |
| Brunei | 2009 | 9.7 | 8.1 | 11.5 | 2nd National health and nutritional status survey (NHANSS). Phase 1: 0-5 years old. Brunei Darussalam, January 2013. |
| Bulgaria | 2014 | 1.9 | Not reported | Not reported | National Survey of Nutrition Factor for Health Risk among the Population in Bulgaria Reduced age range |
| Burkina Faso | 2021 | 16.9 | 15.9 | 18 | Enquete Nationale du Nutrition, Burkina Faso 2021 Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
| Burundi | 2024 | 28.3 | 27.2 | 29.5 | Enquete Nationale sur la Situation Nutritrionnelle et de Mortalite Au Burundi (ENSNMB 2024) basée sur la méthodologie SMART |
| Cabo Verde | 2018 | 2.2 | Not reported | Not reported | Inquérito Demográfico e de Saúde Reprodutiva, IDSR-III, Cabo Verde 2018. Praia, Cabo Verde e Columbia, Maryland, USA |
| Cambodia | 2021 | 16.3 | 14.9 | 17.8 | Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey 2021–22 Final Report. Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: NIS, MoH, and ICF. |
| Cameroon | 2018 | 11 | 9.4 | 12.9 | Enquête Démographique et de Santé du Cameroun 2018. Yaoundé, Cameroun et Rockville, Maryland, USA : INS et ICF. 2020 |
| Central African Republic | 2022 | 18.4 | 17.5 | 19.4 | Enquête nationale sur la situation nutritionnelle et de mortalité rétrospective selon la méthodologie SMART en République Centrafricaine 2022 |
| Chad | 2022 | 18.2 | 17 | 19.5 | Enquête nationale de nutrition et de mortalité retrospective SMART, Tchad 2022 Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
| Chile | 2014 | 0.5 | Not reported | Not reported | Vigilancia del estado nutricional de la poblacion bajo control y de la lactancia materna en el sistema publico de salud de chile 2014 |
| China | 2013 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 3.2 | China National Nutrition and Health Survey, 2013 |
| Colombia | 2016 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.4 | Colombia National Survey of the Nutritional Situation 2015 Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
| Comoros | 2022 | 9.1 | 8.1 | 10.3 | Enquête par Grappes à Indicateurs Multiples MICS6 2022, Rapport sur les résultats de l’enquête. Moroni, Comores : INSEED COMORES. |
| Costa Rica | 2018 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 3.8 | Encuesta de Mujeres, Niñez y Adolescencia (EMNA), Informe de resultados de la encuesta. San José, Costa Rica. 2019 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 2021 | 13.6 | 12.3 | 15 | Enquête Démographique et de Santé de Côte d’Ivoire, 2021. Rockville, Maryland, USA : INS/Côte d’Ivoire et ICF. |
| Cuba | 2019 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 3.2 | Cuba Encuesta de Indicadores Múltiples por Conglomerados 2019, Informe de resultados de la encuesta. La Habana, Cuba: Dirección de Registros Médicos y Estadísticas de Salud. |
| Czechia | 2001 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 6th nationwide anthropological survey of children and adolescents 2001, Czech Republic. Summary results. Prague, Czech Republic: National Institute of Public Health, 2006 |
| Djibouti | 2023 | 18.4 | 16.3 | 20.8 | Dijbouti Rapport de l’enquête multisectorielle, juillet 2023 Reduced age range; Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
| Dominican Republic | 2019 | 3 | 2.5 | 3.5 | Encuesta Nacional de Hogares de Propósitos Múltiples (ENHOGAR-MICS) 2019 |
| DR Congo | 2023 | 25 | Not reported | Not reported | Enquête Démographique et de Santé de République Démocratique du Congo 2023–2024 : Rapport final. Kinshasa, RDC et Rockville, Maryland, USA : ICF. |
| Ecuador | 2024 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.5 | Encuesta Nacional de Desnutrición Infantil - ENDI Ronda 2, Ecuador 2023-2024 |
| Egypt | 2021 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.2 | Egypt Family Health Survey (EFHS) 2021 |
| El Salvador | 2021 | 5 | Not reported | Not reported | Encuesta Nacional de Salud (ENS), El Salvador 2021. Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2022. |
| Equatorial Guinea | 2011 | 5.6 | Not reported | Not reported | Encuesta demográfica y de salud en Guinea Ecuatorial (EDSGE-I). Demographic and Health Surveys. Guinea Ecuatorial y Calverton, Maryland, USA: MSBS, MEPIP e ICF, 2012. |
| Eritrea | 2010 | 39.4 | 37.7 | 41.1 | Eritrea population and health survey 2010. Asmara, Eritrea: National Statistics Office and Fafo Institute for Applied International Studies, 2013. |
| Estonia | 2014 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1 | National Dietary Survey among children up to ten years old and breastfeeding mothers in Estonia. EFSA supporting publication 2017:EN-1199. 25 pp.doi:10.2903/sp.efsa.2017.EN-1199 |
| Eswatini | 2021 | 5 | 4 | 6.2 | Eswatini Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2021-2022, Survey Findings Report. Mbabane, Eswatini: Central Statistical Office (CSO). |
| Ethiopia | 2019 | 21.2 | 18.8 | 23.9 | Ethiopia Mini Demographic and Health Survey 2019: Final Report. Rockville, Maryland, USA: EPHI and ICF, 2021. |
| Fiji | 2021 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 6.2 | Fiji Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2021, Fact Sheet. Suva, Fiji: Fiji Bureau of Statistics. |
| Gabon | 2020 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 6.2 | Enquête Démographique et de Santé au Gabon, 2019– 21. Libreville, Gabon et Rockville, Maryland, USA : DGS et ICF |
| Georgia | 2018 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 3.5 | Georgia Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2018, Survey Findings Report. Tbilisi, Georgia: National Statistics Office of Georgia. |
| Germany | 2016 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.7 | German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents KiGGS Wave 2: 2014-2017 Reduced age range |
| Ghana | 2022 | 12 | 10.7 | 13.4 | Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2022. Accra, Ghana, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GSS and ICF. |
| Greece | 2003 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | Greece 2003-2004 Growth, Exercise and Nutrition Epidemiological Study In preSchoolers (The GENESIS) Study Reduced age range |
| Guatemala | 2021 | 14.4 | Not reported | Not reported | Informe de la Linea de Base de la Gran Cruzada Nacional por la Nutricion 2021/2022 |
| Guinea | 2022 | 15 | 13.6 | 16.4 | Guinea Enquete Nationale Nutrition basée sur la méthodologie SMART, 2022 Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2019 | 18.8 | 16.9 | 20.9 | Enquête nutritionnel SMART. Evaluation de la situation nutritionnelle en Guinée Bissau, 2019 Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
| Guyana | 2019 | 9.4 | 7.2 | 12.1 | Guyana Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2019-2020, Survey Findings Report. Georgetown, Guyana: UNICEF |
| Haiti | 2023 | 10.7 | 9.9 | 11.5 | Haiti 2023 National nutrition Standardized Monitoring and Assessment of Relief and Transitions (SMART) survey Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
| Honduras | 2019 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 7.8 | Encuesta Nacional de Demografía y Salud/ Encuesta de Indicadores Múltiples por Conglomerados. Honduras 2019. Tegucigalpa. |
| India | 2020 | 31.5 | 31.1 | 31.8 | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5), 2019-21: India. Mumbai: IIPS |
| Indonesia | 2023 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 16.2 | Survei Kesehatan Indonesia Tahun 2023 (SKI-2023) |
| Iran | 2017 | 4.3 | Not reported | Not reported | Children Anthropometry, Nutrition and Development Survey 2017, Ministry of Health. 2021. Tehran, Iran |
| Iraq | 2018 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.5 | Iraq Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2018, Survey Findings Report. Baghdad, Iraq: CSO & KRSO |
| Ireland | 2011 | 0.2 | 0 | 1.4 | Ireland 2010-2011 National Pre-School Nutrition Survey Reduced age range |
| Jamaica | 2018 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 4.5 | Jamaica survey of living conditions 2018. The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and the Statistical Institute of Jamaica Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), 2020 |
| Japan | 2010 | 3.4 | 3 | 3.9 | Japan 2010 Growth Survey of Infants and Children |
| Jordan | 2023 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 3.3 | Jordan Population and Family and Health Survey 2023. Amman, Jordan, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: DoS and ICF |
| Kazakhstan | 2015 | 2 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2015 Kazakhstan Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, Final Report. Astana, Kazakhstan: The Statistics Committee of the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2016. |
| Kenya | 2022 | 9.8 | 9.2 | 10.5 | Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2022. Nairobi, Kenya, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: KNBS and ICF |
| Kiribati | 2018 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 8.2 | Kiribati 2018-2019 Social Development Indicator Survey |
| Kuwait | 2023 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 3.6 | Kuwait Nutrition Surveillance System [KNSS] 2023. Kuwait city, Kuwait: Food & Nutrition Administration Weighted analyses to adjust for unbalanced age distribution using UNPD WPP |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2023 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.7 | Kyrgyz Republic Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2023, Survey Findings Report. Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic and UNICEF, 2024 |
| Laos | 2023 | 24.3 | Not reported | Not reported | Lao Social Indicator Survey III, 2023, Survey Findings Report. Vientiane, Lao PDR: Lao Statistics Bureau and UNICEF |
| Latvia | 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Study on Physical Activity, Diet Habits and Body Mass Index of Pre-School Children in Latvia (5-6 years olds) Reduced age range |
| Lebanon | 2023 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 6.9 | Lebanese Integrated Micronutrient and Anthropometry Survey 2023 |
| Lesotho | 2024 | 12.5 | 10.2 | 15.3 | Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey 2023–24: Final Report. Maseru, Lesotho, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: Ministry of Health and ICF. |
| Liberia | 2019 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 12.4 | Liberia Demographic and Health Survey 2019-20. Monrovia, Liberia and Rockville, Maryland, USA/ Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS), Ministry of Health [Liberia], and ICF. 2021. |
| Libya | 2022 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.9 | National Nutrition Survey for Mothers, Pregnant Women and Children Under Five in Libya 2022 Reduced age range |
| Lithuania | 2021 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1 | Lithuania Child Health Monitoring Information System 2021 Reduced age range |
| Madagascar | 2021 | 22.6 | 21.2 | 24.1 | Enquête Démographique et de Santé à Madagascar, 2021. Antananarivo, Madagascar et Rockville, Maryland, USA : INSTAT et ICF. |
| Malawi | 2020 | 12.8 | 12 | 13.6 | Malawi Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2019-20, Survey Findings Report. Zomba, Malawi: National Statistical Office |
| Malaysia | 2022 | 15.3 | 14.4 | 16.3 | Malaysia National Health and Morbidity Survey 2022 |
| Maldives | 2017 | 14.8 | 13 | 16.8 | Maldives Demographic and Health Survey 2016-17. Malé, Maldives, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: MOH and ICF |
| Mali | 2024 | 15 | Not reported | Not reported | Enquête Démographique et de Santé au Mali 2023–2024. Rapport Final. Bamako, Mali, et Rockville, Maryland, USA : INSTAT, CPS/SS-DSPF, et ICF. |
| Malta | 2022 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.4 | A Study on Childhood Obesity in Malta, with a special focus on 4-5 year old children. Data was collected as part of the reform funded under Component 4 of the Recovery and Resilience Plan for Malta Reduced age range |
| Marshall Islands | 2017 | 11.9 | 9.5 | 14.6 | Republic of the Marshall Islands Integrated Child Health and Nutrition Survey 2017, Final Report. Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands: RMI Ministry of Health and Human Services, RMI Economic, Policy Planning and Statistic Office, 2017 Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
| Mauritania | 2022 | 22.4 | 22.4 | 22.5 | Rapport de l’enquête nutritionnelle SMART, Republique Islamique de Mauritania, Octobre 2022 |
| Mauritius | 1995 | 13 | Not reported | Not reported | A survey on nutrition in Mauritius and Rodrigues, 1995. Port Louis, Mauritius, 1996 Converted estimate |
| Mexico | 2022 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 5.8 | Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición Continua, Mexico 2022 |
| Moldova | 2012 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 2012 Republic of Moldova multiple indicator cluster survey. Final report (MICS4). Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, 2014. |
| Mongolia | 2023 | 1.9 | Not reported | Not reported | Mongolia 2023 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey |
| Montenegro | 2018 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 9.7 | 2018 Montenegro multiple indicator cluster survey (MICS): Final report. Podgorica, Montenegro: MONSTAT and UNICEF, 2019 |
| Morocco | 2019 | 3.1 | Not reported | Not reported | Enquête Nationale sur la Nutrition, Diversité alimentaire, Carence en Fer, Carence en Vitamine A, Carence en Iode, 2019. Reduced age range |
| Mozambique | 2022 | 15.4 | 13.7 | 17.2 | Inquérito Demográfico e de Saúde em Moçambique 2022–23. Maputo, Moçambique e Rockville, Maryland, EUA: INE e ICF. |
| Myanmar | 2018 | 19.1 | 17.9 | 20.3 | Myanmar Micronutrient and Food Consumption Survey (MMFCS) 2017-2018 Reduced age range |
| Namibia | 2013 | 13.2 | 11.6 | 14.9 | The Namibia demographic and health survey 2013. Demographic and Health Surveys. Windhoek, Namibia, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: MoHSS and ICF International, 2014 |
| Nauru | 2023 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 6.6 | Nauru Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2023, Survey Findings Report. Nauru: Nauru Bureau of Statistics |
| Nepal | 2022 | 18.3 | 16.4 | 20.4 | Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2022. Kathmandu, Nepal: Ministry of Health and Population [Nepal] |
| Netherlands | 2009 | 1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | Netherlands 2008-2010 Nationwide Growth Study |
| Nicaragua | 2012 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 5.6 | Encuesta Nicaragüense de Demografía y Salud 2011/12 - Informe Final |
| Niger | 2022 | 34.6 | 32.3 | 37 | Enquete Nutritionnelle et de Mortalite Retrospective au Niger - Date de la collecte des données du 20 Août au 26 septembre 2022 Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
| Nigeria | 2021 | 25.5 | 23.4 | 27.8 | National Food Consumption and Micronutrient Survey 2021. Final Report. Abuja and Ibadan, Nigeria: FGoN and IITA. 550 pp. Reduced age range |
| North Korea | 2017 | 9.3 | Not reported | Not reported | DPR Korea Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2017, Survey Findings Report. Pyongyang, DPR Korea: Central Bureau of Statistics and UNICEF |
| North Macedonia | 2019 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2 | 2018-2019 North Macedonia Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, Survey Findings Report. Skopje, North Macedonia: State Statistical Office and UNICEF. |
| Oman | 2017 | 11.2 | 9.6 | 13.1 | Oman National Nutrition Survey 2017. Muscat, Oman, 2018 |
| Pakistan | 2018 | 23.1 | 20.7 | 25.6 | Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey 2017-18. Islamabad, Pakistan, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: NIPS and ICF |
| Panama | 2019 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 3.7 | Encuesta Nacional de Salud de Panamá 2019 Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
| Papua New Guinea | 2010 | 27.8 | 25 | 30.9 | Papua New Guinea 2009-2010 Household Income and Expenditure Survey: Summary tables. Port Moresby: National Statistical Office, 2013 |
| Paraguay | 2016 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.8 | Encuesta de Indicadores Multiples por Conglomerados MICS Paraguay 2016 |
| Peru | 2023 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.9 | Peru Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar-ENDES 2023 Nacional y Departamental |
| Philippines | 2021 | 16.7 | 15.3 | 18.1 | Philippines 2021 Expanded National Nutritional Survey |
| Poland | 2018 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.2 | Narodowego Programu Zdrowia, 2017-2019 |
| Portugal | 2016 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.9 | Inquérito Alimentar Nacional e de Atividade Física, IAN-AF 2015-2016 Reduced age range |
| Qatar | 2023 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.7 | Health Center Data from Primary Health Care Corporation Qatar [2023 Extract] Reduced age range |
| Republic of the Congo | 2014 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 13.4 | Enquête par grappes à indicateurs multiples (MICS5 2014-2015), Rapport final. Brazzaville, Congo : Institut National de la Statistique et UNICEF. |
| Romania | 2002 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.8 | National nutritional surveillance programme, 2002. Bukarest, Romania, 2003 [2002 Extract] |
| Rwanda | 2020 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 8.6 | Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey 2019-20 Final Report. Kigali, Rwanda, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: NISR and ICF. |
| Samoa | 2019 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 4.4 | Samoa Demographic and Health – Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2019-20, Survey Findings Report. Apia, Samoa: Samoa Bureau of Statistics. |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 2019 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 6.9 | Inquérito de Indicadores Múltiplos 2019, Relatório final. São Tomé, São Tomé e Príncipe: Instituto Nacional de Estatística e Fundo das Nações Unidas para a Infância |
| Saudi Arabia | 2020 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 5.2 | Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health Primary Healthcare Centers sited nutritional Surveillance Program [2020 Extract] Reduced age range |
| Senegal | 2023 | 16.2 | 15 | 17.6 | Enquête Démographique et de Santé Continue (Enquête Continue 2023) et Rockville, Maryland, USA : ANSD et ICF |
| Serbia | 2019 | 1 | 0.5 | 2.4 | Serbia Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2019, Survey Findings Reports. Belgrade, Serbia: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia and UNICEF |
| Seychelles | 2012 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.5 | The nutritional status and associated risk factors of 0-5 year old children in Seychelles. 7706 Med Health Project (thesis). Queensland, Australia: Griffith University, 2014. |
| Sierra Leone | 2021 | 12 | 10.9 | 13.2 | Sierra Leone Nationla Nutrition Survey 2021. Freetown: UNICEF, 2021 Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
| Singapore | 2000 | 3.3 | 3 | 3.6 | National healthcare group polyclinics' anthropometric growth charts for Singapore preschool children 2000. Singapore Health Booklet, revised edition April 2003 |
| Solomon Islands | 2015 | 16.2 | 14.5 | 18 | Solomon Islands Demographic and Health Survey, 2015. Solomon Islands Ministry of Health and Medical Services and the Pacific Community. 2017. |
| Somalia | 2009 | 22.5 | 19.2 | 26.1 | National Micronutrient and Anthropometric Survey Somalia 2009 Age calculated using alternate methods; Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
| South Africa | 2017 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 7.3 | South Africa National Income Dynamics Study 2017, Wave 5 Reduced age range |
| South Korea | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2019-2021 Reduced age range |
| South Sudan | 2010 | 27.7 | 26.1 | 29.3 | South Sudan Household Survey 2010. Final Report (MICS4). Juba, South Sudan, 2013. Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
| Sri Lanka | 2024 | 17.1 | Not reported | Not reported | Sri Lanka 2024 Nutrition Month Survey |
| St. Lucia | 2012 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 5.8 | Saint Lucia multiple indicator cluster survey 2012: Final report. MICS. Castries, Saint Lucia, 2014. |
| Sudan | 2014 | 33 | 31.3 | 34.9 | Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2014 of Sudan, Final Report. Khartoum, Sudan: UNICEF and Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), February 2016. Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
| Suriname | 2018 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 8 | Suriname Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2018, Survey Findings Report. Paramaribo, Suriname: Ministry of Social Affairs and Public Housing |
| Syria | 2010 | 10.4 | 9.5 | 11.3 | Family health survey of the Arab Republic of Syria 2009: Principal report (PAPFAM). Cairo: The League of Arab States, 2011 |
| Tajikistan | 2023 | 5.2 | Not reported | Not reported | Tajikistan Demographic and Health Survey 2023. Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan and Rockville, Maryland, USA: Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan and ICF. |
| Tanzania | 2022 | 11.4 | 10.3 | 12.6 | Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey 2022 Final Report. Dodoma, Tanzania, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: MoH, NBS, OCGS, and ICF. |
| Thailand | 2022 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 7.7 | Thailand Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2022, Survey Findings Report. Bangkok, Thailand: National Statistical Office of Thailand |
| The Gambia | 2020 | 11.6 | 10.4 | 13 | The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2019- 20. Banjul, The Gambia and Rockville, Maryland, USA: GBoS and ICF |
| Timor-Leste | 2020 | 31.9 | 30.7 | 33 | Timor-Leste Food and Nutrition Survey 2020 Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
| Togo | 2017 | 15.2 | 14 | 16.5 | MICS6 TOGO, 2017, Rapport final. Lomé, Togo |
| Tonga | 2019 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.3 | Tonga Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2019, Survey Findings Report. Nuku’alofa, Tonga: Tonga Statistics Department |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2011 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 6.9 | Trinidad and Tobago Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2011, Key Findings & Tables. Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago: Ministry of Social Development and Familyvices, Central Statistical Office and UNICEF. 2017 |
| Tunisia | 2018 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.1 | Enquête par grappes à indicateurs multiples (MICS), 2018, Rapport Final. Tunisie: le Ministère du Développement de l’Investissement et de la Coopération Internationale (MDICI) |
| Türkiye | 2018 | 1.5 | 1 | 2.1 | 2018 Turkey Demographic and Health Survey. Hacettepe University Institute of Population Studies, T.R. Presidency of Turkey Directorate of Strategy and Budget and TÜBİTAK, Ankara, Turkey. |
| Turkmenistan | 2019 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.8 | Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, 2019. Survey Report. Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, State Committee for Statistics of Turkmenistan and UNICEF. |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2020 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2 | Turks & Caicos Islands Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2019-2020, Survey Findings Report. Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos Islands: Department of Statistics |
| Tuvalu | 2019 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 4.7 | Tuvalu Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2019-20, Survey Findings Report. Funafuti, Tuvalu: Central Statistics Division |
| Uganda | 2022 | 9.7 | Not reported | Not reported | Uganda Demographic and Health Survey 2022. Kampala, Uganda: UBOS. 2023 |
| Ukraine | 2000 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.8 | Ukraine Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2000 |
| United Kingdom | 2019 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | National Child Measurement Programme, England 2018/19 School Year [NS] Reduced age range |
| United States | 2018 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1 | United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2017-2018. Hyattsville, United States: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
| Uruguay | 2018 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.4 | Encuesta de Nutrición, Desarrollo Infantil y Salud (ENDIS), Tercera Ola Uruguay 2018 |
| Uzbekistan | 2021 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 2021-2022 Uzbekistan Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, Survey Findings Report. Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent: State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Statistics and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) |
| Vanuatu | 2013 | 11.7 | 9.5 | 14.3 | Vanuatu demographic and health survey 2013. Port Vila, Vanuatu, 2014. Oedema data was not considered in the analysis |
| Venezuela | 2009 | 2.9 | Not reported | Not reported | Evaluación nutricional antropométrica en el primer nivel de atención en salud 2009 Converted estimate |
| Vietnam | 2023 | 9.7 | Not reported | Not reported | Viet Nam National Nutrition Surveillance Network, 2023 |
| West Bank and Gaza | 2020 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.6 | Palestinian Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2019-2020, Survey Findings Report, Ramallah, Palestine. |
| Yemen | 2022 | 40.7 | 39.4 | 42 | Yemen Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2022-2023, Survey Findings Report. Yemen: Central Statistical Organization and United Nations Children’s Fund. |
| Zambia | 2018 | 11.8 | 11 | 12.7 | Zambia Demographic and Health Survey 2018. Lusaka, Zambia, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: Zambia Statistics Agency, Ministry of Health, and ICF |
| Zimbabwe | 2024 | 9.6 | Not reported | Not reported | Zimbabwe 2024 Rural Livelihoods Assessment Report and Zimbabwe 2024 Urban Nutrition Assessment Report |