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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 Comparison to the World
Country
Children under the age of 5 years underweight(%)
Afghanistan 32.9% (2004)
Albania 6.6% (2005)
Algeria 3.7% (2005)
Angola 27.5% (2001)
Argentina 2.3% (2005)
Armenia 4.2% (2005)
Azerbaijan 8.4% (2006)
Bangladesh 41.3% (2007)
Belarus 1.3% (2005)
Belize 4.9% (2006)
Benin 20.2% (2006)
Bhutan 12% (2008)
Bolivia 4.3% (2008)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.6% (2006)
Botswana 10.7% (2000)
Brazil 2.2% (2007)
Bulgaria 1.6% (2004)
Burkina Faso 37.4% (2006)
Burma 29.6% (2003)
Burundi 38.9% (2000)
Cambodia 28.8% (2008)
Cameroon 16.6% (2006)
Central African Republic 21.8% (2000)
Chad 33.9% (2004)
Chile 0.5% (2008)
China 8.7% (2000)
Colombia 5.1% (2005)
Comoros 25% (2000)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 28.2% (2007)
Congo, Republic of the 11.8% (2005)
Cote d'Ivoire 16.7% (2006)
Cuba 3.9% (2000)
Czech Republic 2.1% (2002)
Djibouti 29.6% (2006)
Dominican Republic 3.4% (2007)
Ecuador 6.2% (2004)
Egypt 6.8% (2008)
El Salvador 6.1% (2003)
Equatorial Guinea 10.6% (2004)
Eritrea 34.5% (2002)
Ethiopia 34.6% (2005)
Gabon 8.8% (2001)
Gambia, The 15.8% (2006)
Georgia 2.3% (2005)
Germany 1.1% (2005)
Ghana 14.3% (2008)
Guatemala 17.7% (2002)
Guinea 20.8% (2008)
Guinea-Bissau 17.2% (2008)
Guyana 10.8% (2007)
Haiti 18.9% (2006)
Honduras 8.6% (2006)
India 43.5% (2006)
Indonesia 19.6% (2007)
Iraq 7.1% (2006)
Jamaica 2.2% (2007)
Kazakhstan 4.9% (2006)
Kenya 16.5% (2003)
Korea, North 20.6% (2004)
Kyrgyzstan 2.7% (2006)
Laos 31.6% (2006)
Lebanon 4.2% (2004)
Lesotho 16.6% (2005)
Liberia 20.4% (2007)
Libya 5.6% (2007)
Macedonia 1.8% (2005)
Madagascar 36.8% (2004)
Malawi 15.5% (2006)
Maldives 25.7% (2001)
Mali 27.9% (2006)
Mauritania 16.7% (2008)
Mexico 3.4% (2006)
Moldova 3.2% (2005)
Mongolia 5.3% (2005)
Montenegro 2.2% (2006)
Morocco 9.9% (2004)
Mozambique 21.2% (2003)
Namibia 17.5% (2007)
Nepal 38.8% (2006)
Nicaragua 4.3% (2004)
Niger 39.9% (2006)
Nigeria 26.7% (2008)
Pakistan 31.3% (2001)
Panama 3.9% (2008)
Papua New Guinea 18.1% (2005)
Peru 5.4% (2005)
Philippines 20.7% (2003)
Romania 3.5% (2002)
Rwanda 18% (2005)
Sao Tome and Principe 13.1% (2009)
Saudi Arabia 5.3% (2005)
Senegal 14.5% (2005)
Serbia 1.8% (2006)
Sierra Leone 21.3% (2008)
Singapore 3.3% (2000)
Solomon Islands 11.5% (2007)
Somalia 32.8% (2006)
Sri Lanka 21.1% (2007)
Sudan 31.7% (2006)
Swaziland 6.1% (2007)
Syria 10% (2006)
Tajikistan 14.9% (2005)
Tanzania 16.7% (2005)
Thailand 7% (2006)
Timor-Leste 40.6% (2002)
Togo 20.5% (2008)
Trinidad and Tobago 4.4% (2000)
Tunisia 3.3% (2006)
Turkey 3.5% (2004)
Tuvalu 1.6% (2007)
Uganda 16.4% (2006)
Ukraine 4.1% (2000)
United States 1.3% (2002)
Uruguay 6% (2004)
Uzbekistan 4.4% (2006)
Venezuela 3.7% (2007)
Vietnam 20.2% (2008)
Yemen 43.1% (2003)
Zambia 14.9% (2007)
Zimbabwe 14% (2006)
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