Children under the age of 5 years underweight 2023 Country Ranks by Rank


 SOURCE: 2023 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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RankCountryValueDate of Info
1 Yemen39.9%2013
2 Timor-Leste37.5%2013
3 India33.4%201618
4 Sudan33%2014
5 Niger31.3%2019
6 Djibouti29.9%2012
7 Chad29.2%2019
8 Papua New Guinea27.8%200911
9 Burundi27%201819
10 Madagascar26.4%2018
11 Nepal24.4%2019
12 Cambodia24.1%2014
13 Congo Democratic Republic of the23.1%201718
13 Pakistan23.1%201718
14 Somalia23%2009
15 Bangladesh22.6%2019
16 Ethiopia21.1%2019
16 Laos21.1%2017
17 Central African Republic20.5%2019
17 Sri Lanka20.5%2016
18 Mauritania19.2%2018
19 Afghanistan19.1%2018
19 Burma19.1%201718
19 Philippines19.1%2018
20 Angola19%201516
21 Guinea-Bissau18.8%2019
22 Nigeria18.4%201920
23 Mali18.1%2019
24 Indonesia17.7%2018
25 Comoros16.9%2012
26 Benin16.8%201718
27 Burkina Faso16.4%2019
28 Guinea16.3%2018
29 Solomon Islands16.2%2015
30 Mozambique15.6%201415
31 Togo15.2%2017
32 Maldives14.8%201617
33 Tanzania14.6%2018
34 Senegal14.4%2019
35 Malaysia14.1%2019
36 Sierra Leone13.5%2019
37 Vietnam13.4%2017
38 Namibia13.2%2013
39 Cote d'Ivoire12.8%2016
40 Ghana12.6%201718
41 Guatemala12.4%201415
42 Congo Republic of the12.3%201415
43 Marshall Islands11.9%2017
44 Zambia11.8%201819
45 Libya11.7%2014
45 Vanuatu11.7%2013
46 Gambia The11.6%201920
47 Kenya11.2%2014
47 Oman11.2%201617
48 Cameroon11%201819
49 Liberia10.9%201920
50 Lesotho10.5%2018
51 Uganda10.4%2016
52 Haiti9.5%201617
53 Korea North9.3%2017
54 Malawi9%2019
55 Guyana8.2%2014
56 Rwanda7.7%201920
56 Thailand7.7%2019
57 Tajikistan7.6%2017
58 Honduras7.1%201112
59 Egypt7%2014
60 Kiribati6.9%201819
61 Suriname6.7%2018
62 Gabon6.4%2012
63 Eswatini5.8%2014
64 Equatorial Guinea5.6%2011
65 South Africa5.5%2017
66 Sao Tome and Principe5.4%2019
67 Ecuador5.2%201819
68 El Salvador5%2014
69 Azerbaijan4.9%2013
69 Trinidad and Tobago4.9%2011
70 Mexico4.7%201819
71 Belize4.6%201516
71 Nicaragua4.6%201112
72 Jamaica4.4%2016
73 Iran4.1%201011
74 Dominican Republic4%2013
75 Iraq3.9%2018
76 Colombia3.7%201516
76 Montenegro3.7%201819
77 Seychelles3.6%2012
78 Barbados3.5%2012
79 Bolivia3.4%2016
79 Samoa3.4%201920
80 Turkmenistan3.1%2019
81 Jordan3%2012
81 Kuwait3%2014
81 Panama3%2019
82 Costa Rica2.9%2018
82 Uzbekistan2.9%2017
83 Saint Lucia2.8%2012
84 Algeria2.7%201819
85 Armenia2.6%201516
85 Morocco2.6%201718
86 China2.4%2013
86 Cuba2.4%2019
86 Peru2.4%2019
87 Moldova2.2%2012
88 Gaza Strip2.1%201920
88 Georgia2.1%2018
88 West Bank2.1%201920
89 Kazakhstan2%2015
90 Bulgaria1.9%2014
91 Kyrgyzstan1.8%2018
91 Mongolia1.8%2018
91 Uruguay1.8%2018
92 Argentina1.7%201819
93 Bosnia and Herzegovina1.6%2012
93 Tunisia1.6%2018
94 Albania1.5%201718
94 Turkey (Turkiye)1.5%201819
95 Paraguay1.3%2016
96 Belgium1%201415
96 Serbia1%2019
97 North Macedonia0.9%201819
98 Tonga0.8%2019
99 Poland0.7%201012
100 Chile0.5%2014
100 Germany0.5%201417
101 Estonia0.4%201315
101 Portugal0.4%201516
101 United States0.4%201718
102 Akrotiri02023
102 American Samoa02023
102 Andorra02023
102 Anguilla02023
102 Antarctica02023
102 Antigua and Barbuda02023
102 Aruba02023
102 Ashmore and Cartier Islands02023
102 Australia02023
102 Austria02023
102 Bahamas The02023
102 Bahrain02023
102 Belarus02023
102 Bermuda02023
102 Bhutan02023
102 Botswana02023
102 Bouvet Island02023
102 Brazil02023
102 British Indian Ocean Territory02023
102 British Virgin Islands02023
102 Brunei02023
102 Cabo Verde02023
102 Canada02023
102 Cayman Islands02023
102 Christmas Island02023
102 Clipperton Island02023
102 Cocos (Keeling) Islands02023
102 Cook Islands02023
102 Coral Sea Islands02023
102 Croatia02023
102 Curacao02023
102 Cyprus02023
102 Czechia02023
102 Denmark02023
102 Dhekelia02023
102 Dominica02023
102 Eritrea02023
102 European Union02023
102 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)02023
102 Faroe Islands02023
102 Fiji02023
102 Finland02023
102 France02023
102 French Polynesia02023
102 French Southern and Antarctic Lands02023
102 Gibraltar02023
102 Greece02023
102 Greenland02023
102 Grenada02023
102 Guam02023
102 Guernsey02023
102 Heard Island and McDonald Islands02023
102 Holy See (Vatican City)02023
102 Hong Kong02023
102 Hungary02023
102 Iceland02023
102 Ireland02023
102 Isle of Man02023
102 Israel02023
102 Italy02023
102 Jan Mayen02023
102 Japan02023
102 Jersey02023
102 Korea South02023
102 Kosovo02023
102 Latvia02023
102 Lebanon02023
102 Liechtenstein02023
102 Lithuania02023
102 Luxembourg02023
102 Macau02023
102 Malta02023
102 Mauritius02023
102 Micronesia Federated States of02023
102 Monaco02023
102 Montserrat02023
102 Nauru02023
102 Navassa Island02023
102 Netherlands02023
102 New Caledonia02023
102 New Zealand02023
102 Niue02023
102 Norfolk Island02023
102 Northern Mariana Islands02023
102 Norway02023
102 Palau02023
102 Paracel Islands02023
102 Pitcairn Islands02023
102 Puerto Rico02023
102 Qatar02023
102 Romania02023
102 Russia02023
102 Saint Barthelemy02023
102 Saint Helena Ascension and Tristan da Cunha02023
102 Saint Kitts and Nevis02023
102 Saint Martin02023
102 Saint Pierre and Miquelon02023
102 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines02023
102 San Marino02023
102 Saudi Arabia02023
102 Singapore02023
102 Sint Maarten02023
102 Slovakia02023
102 Slovenia02023
102 South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands02023
102 South Sudan02023
102 Spain02023
102 Spratly Islands02023
102 Svalbard02023
102 Sweden02023
102 Switzerland02023
102 Syria02023
102 Taiwan02023
102 Tokelau02023
102 Turks and Caicos Islands02023
102 Tuvalu02023
102 Ukraine02023
102 United Arab Emirates02023
102 United Kingdom02023
102 United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges02023
102 Venezuela02023
102 Virgin Islands02023
102 Wake Island02023
102 Wallis and Futuna02023
102 World02023

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