FIELD LISTING :: CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 5 YEARS UNDERWEIGHT
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.
| Country | CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 5 YEARS UNDERWEIGHT(%) |
|---|---|
| Albania |
6.3% (2009) |
| Algeria |
3.7% (2005) |
| Angola |
15.6% (2007) |
| Argentina |
2.3% (2005) |
| Armenia |
5.3% (2010) |
| Australia |
0.2% (2007) |
| Azerbaijan |
8.4% (2006) |
| Bangladesh |
35.1% (2013) |
| Barbados |
3.5% (2013) |
| Belarus |
1.3% (2005) |
| Belize |
6.2% (2011) |
| Benin |
20.2% (2006) |
| Bhutan |
12.8% (2010) |
| Bolivia |
4.5% (2008) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1.5% (2012) |
| Botswana |
11.2% (2008) |
| Brazil |
2.2% (2007) |
| Burkina Faso |
26.2% (2010) |
| Burma |
22.6% (2010) |
| Burundi |
29.1% (2011) |
| Cambodia |
29% (2011) |
| Cameroon |
15.1% (2011) |
| Central African Republic |
23.5% (2011) |
| Chad |
30.3% (2010) |
| Chile |
0.5% (2013) |
| China |
3.4% (2010) |
| Colombia |
3.4% (2010) |
| Comoros |
16.9% (2012) |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
23.4% (2014) |
| Congo, Republic of the |
11.8% (2012) |
| Costa Rica |
1.1% (2009) |
| Cote d'Ivoire |
15.7% (2012) |
| Cuba |
3.4% (2000) |
| Czech Republic |
2% (2007) |
| Djibouti |
29.8% (2012) |
| Dominican Republic |
4% (2013) |
| Ecuador |
6.4% (2013) |
| Egypt |
6.8% (2008) |
| El Salvador |
6.6% (2008) |
| Equatorial Guinea |
5.6% (2010) |
| Eritrea |
38.8% (2010) |
| Ethiopia |
25.2% (2014) |
| Gabon |
6.5% (2012) |
| Gambia, The |
17.4% (2010) |
| Georgia |
1.1% (2009) |
| Germany |
1.1% (2006) |
| Ghana |
13.4% (2011) |
| Guatemala |
13% (2009) |
| Guinea-Bissau |
18.1% (2010) |
| Guinea |
18.7% (2012) |
| Guyana |
11.1% (2009) |
| Haiti |
11.6% (2012) |
| Honduras |
7.1% (2012) |
| India |
43.5% (2006) |
| Indonesia |
19.9% (2013) |
| Iraq |
8.5% (2011) |
| Jamaica |
3.2% (2010) |
| Jordan |
3% (2012) |
| Kazakhstan |
3.7% (2011) |
| Kenya |
16.4% (2009) |
| Kiribati |
14.9% (2009) |
| Korea, North |
15.2% (2012) |
| Korea, South |
0.6% (2011) |
| Kuwait |
2.2% (2012) |
| Kyrgyzstan |
2.8% (2014) |
| Laos |
26.5% (2012) |
| Lesotho |
13.5% (2010) |
| Liberia |
15.3% (2013) |
| Libya |
5.6% (2007) |
| Macedonia |
1.3% (2011) |
| Malawi |
13.8% (2010) |
| Malaysia |
12.9% (2006) |
| Maldives |
17.8% (2009) |
| Mali |
27.9% (2006) |
| Mauritania |
19.5% (2012) |
| Mexico |
2.8% (2012) |
| Moldova |
2.2% (2012) |
| Mongolia |
1.6% (2013) |
| Montenegro |
1% (2013) |
| Morocco |
3.1% (2011) |
| Mozambique |
15.6% (2011) |
| Namibia |
13.2% (2013) |
| Nauru |
4.8% (2007) |
| Nepal |
29.1% (2011) |
| Nicaragua |
5.7% (2007) |
| Nigeria |
31% (2013) |
| Niger |
37.9% (2012) |
| Oman |
8.6% (2009) |
| Pakistan |
31.6% (2013) |
| Panama |
3.9% (2008) |
| Papua New Guinea |
27.9% (2011) |
| Paraguay |
3.4% (2005) |
| Peru |
3.5% (2012) |
| Philippines |
20.2% (2011) |
| Rwanda |
11.7% (2011) |
| Saint Lucia |
2.8% (2012) |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
14.4% (2009) |
| Saudi Arabia |
5.3% (2005) |
| Senegal |
16.8% (2013) |
| Serbia |
1.8% (2014) |
| Sierra Leone |
18.1% (2013) |
| Solomon Islands |
11.5% (2007) |
| Somalia |
32.8% (2006) |
| South Africa |
8.7% (2008) |
| South Sudan |
27.6% (2010) |
| Sri Lanka |
26.3% (2012) |
| Sudan |
27% (2006) |
| Suriname |
5.8% (2010) |
| Swaziland |
5.8% (2010) |
| Syria |
10.1% (2009) |
| Tajikistan |
13.3% (2012) |
| Tanzania |
13.6% (2011) |
| Thailand |
9.2% (2012) |
| Timor-Leste |
45.3% (2010) |
| Togo |
16.5% (2010) |
| Tunisia |
2.3% (2012) |
| Turkey |
1.9% (2014) |
| Tuvalu |
1.6% (2007) |
| Uganda |
14.1% (2011) |
| United States |
0.5% (2012) |
| Uruguay |
4.5% (2011) |
| Uzbekistan |
4.4% (2006) |
| Vanuatu |
11.7% (2007) |
| Venezuela |
2.9% (2009) |
| Vietnam |
12% (2011) |
| Yemen |
35.5% (2011) |
| Zambia |
14.9% (2007) |
| Zimbabwe |
11.2% (2014) |