Children under the age of 5 years underweight - World Rankings

This entry gives the percent of children under five considered to be underweight. Underweight means weight-for-age is approximately 2 kg below for standard at age one, 3 kg below standard for ages two and three, and 4 kg below standard for ages four and five. This statistic is an indicator of the nutritional status of a community. Children who suffer from growth retardation as a result of poor diets and/or recurrent infections tend to have a greater risk of suffering illness and death.

Rank	Country	Children under the age of 5 years underweight	Date of Information
1	India	43.50	2006
2	Yemen	43.10	2003
3	Bangladesh	41.30	2007
4	Timor-leste	40.60	2002
5	Niger	39.90	2006
6	Burundi	38.90	2000
7	Nepal	38.80	2006
8	Burkina Faso	37.40	2006
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9	Madagascar	36.80	2004
10	Ethiopia	34.60	2005
11	Eritrea	34.50	2002
12	Chad	33.90	2004
13	Afghanistan	32.90	2004
14	Somalia	32.80	2006
15	Sudan	31.70	2006
16	Laos	31.60	2006
17	Pakistan	31.30	2001
18	Djibouti	29.60	2006
19	Burma	29.60	2003
20	Cambodia	28.80	2008
21	Congo, Democratic Republic Of The	28.20	2007
22	Mali	27.90	2006
23	Angola	27.50	2001
24	Nigeria	26.70	2008
25	Maldives	25.70	2001
26	Comoros	25.00	2000
27	Central African Republic	21.80	2000
28	Sierra Leone	21.30	2008
29	Mozambique	21.20	2003
30	Sri Lanka	21.10	2007
31	Guinea	20.80	2008
32	Philippines	20.70	2003
33	Korea, North	20.60	2004
34	Togo	20.50	2008
35	Liberia	20.40	2007
36	Vietnam	20.20	2008
37	Benin	20.20	2006
38	Indonesia	19.60	2007
39	Haiti	18.90	2006
40	Papua New Guinea	18.10	2005
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41	Rwanda	18.00	2005
42	Guatemala	17.70	2002
43	Namibia	17.50	2007
44	Guinea-bissau	17.20	2008
45	Tanzania	16.70	2005
46	Mauritania	16.70	2008
47	Cote D'ivoire	16.70	2006
48	Cameroon	16.60	2006
49	Lesotho	16.60	2005
50	Kenya	16.50	2003
51	Uganda	16.40	2006
52	Gambia, The	15.80	2006
53	Malawi	15.50	2006
54	Tajikistan	14.90	2005
55	Zambia	14.90	2007
56	Senegal	14.50	2005
57	Ghana	14.30	2008
58	Zimbabwe	14.00	2006
59	Sao Tome And Principe	13.10	2009
60	Bhutan	12.00	2008
61	Congo, Republic Of The	11.80	2005
62	Solomon Islands	11.50	2007
63	Guyana	10.80	2007
64	Botswana	10.70	2000
65	Equatorial Guinea	10.60	2004
66	Syria	10.00	2006
67	Morocco	9.90	2004
68	Gabon	8.80	2001
69	China	8.70	2000
70	Honduras	8.60	2006
71	Azerbaijan	8.40	2006
72	Iraq	7.10	2006
73	Thailand	7.00	2006
74	Egypt	6.80	2008
75	Albania	6.60	2005
76	Ecuador	6.20	2004
77	Swaziland	6.10	2007
78	El Salvador	6.10	2003
79	Uruguay	6.00	2004
80	Libya	5.60	2007
81	Peru	5.40	2005
82	Mongolia	5.30	2005
83	Saudi Arabia	5.30	2005
84	Colombia	5.10	2005
85	Kazakhstan	4.90	2006
86	Belize	4.90	2006
87	Uzbekistan	4.40	2006
88	Trinidad And Tobago	4.40	2000
89	Nicaragua	4.30	2004
90	Bolivia	4.30	2008
91	Lebanon	4.20	2004
92	Armenia	4.20	2005
93	Ukraine	4.10	2000
94	Panama	3.90	2008
95	Cuba	3.90	2000
96	Venezuela	3.70	2007
97	Algeria	3.70	2005
98	Turkey	3.50	2004
99	Romania	3.50	2002
100	Mexico	3.40	2006
101	Dominican Republic	3.40	2007
102	Singapore	3.30	2000
103	Tunisia	3.30	2006
104	Moldova	3.20	2005
105	Kyrgyzstan	2.70	2006
106	Georgia	2.30	2005
107	Argentina	2.30	2005
108	Montenegro	2.20	2006
109	Brazil	2.20	2007
110	Jamaica	2.20	2007
111	Czech Republic	2.10	2002
112	Serbia	1.80	2006
113	Macedonia	1.80	2005
114	Bosnia And Herzegovina	1.60	2006
115	Tuvalu	1.60	2007
116	Bulgaria	1.60	2004
117	Belarus	1.30	2005
118	United States	1.30	2002
119	Germany	1.10	2005
120	Chile	0.50	2008

Children under the age of 5 years underweight / World Rankings