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Child underweight prevalence - Health Status Indicators - World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (Most Recent Data)
Rank
Country
Underweight Prevalence
1
Afghanistan (1997)
49
2
Nepal (2001)
48
3
Bangladesh (2003)
48
4
Ethiopia (2000)
47
5
India (1999)
47
6
Yemen (1997)
46
7
Timor-Leste (2003)
46
8
Burundi (2000)
45
9
Cambodia (2000)
45
10
Sudan (2000)
41
11
Niger (2000)
40
12
Laos (2000)
40
13
Madagascar (1997)
40
14
Eritrea (2002)
40
15
Burkina Faso (2003)
38
16
Pakistan (2001)
35
17
Vietnam (2000)
34
18
Mali (2001)
33
19
Mauritania (2001)
32
20
Philippines (1998)
32
21
Burma (2003)
32
22
Angola (2001)
31
23
Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001)
31
24
Maldives (2001)
30
25
Sri Lanka (2001)
30
26
Nigeria (2003)
29
27
Tanzania (1999)
29
28
Zambia (2002)
28
29
Chad (2000)
28
30
Indonesia (2002)
27
31
Liberia (2000)
27
32
Sierra Leone (2000)
27
33
Mozambique (1997)
26
34
Somalia (2000)
26
35
Malawi (2000)
25
36
Comoros (2000)
25
37
Togo (1998)
25
38
Guinea-Bissau (2000)
25
39
Rwanda (2000)
24
40
Namibia (2000)
24
41
North Korea (2004)
23
42
Senegal (2000)
23
43
Uganda (2001)
23
44
Guatemala (2002)
23
45
Guinea (1999)
23
46
Central African Republic (1995)
23
47
Benin (2001)
23
48
Cameroon (1998)
22
49
Ghana (2003)
22
50
Ivory Coast (1999)
21
51
Kenya (2003)
20
52
Bhutan (1999)
19
53
Malaysia (1999)
19
54
Oman (1998)
18
55
Thailand (1995)
18
56
Djibouti (1996)
18
57
Lesotho (2000)
18
58
Honduras (2001)
17
59
Gambia (2000)
17
60
Haiti (2000)
17
61
Iraq (2000)
16
62
Mauritius (1995)
15
63
Albania (2000)
14
64
Guyana (2000)
14
65
Ecuador (1998)
14
66
Sao Tome and Principe (2000)
13
67
Zimbabwe (1999)
13
68
Suriname (2000)
13
69
Botswana (2000)
13
70
Mongolia (2000)
13
71
Gabon (2001)
12
72
South Africa (1999)
12
73
Vanuatu (1996)
12
74
Turkmenistan (2000)
12
75
Iran (1998)
11
76
Kyrgyzstan (1997)
11
77
Algeria (2002)
10
78
Swaziland (2000)
10
79
Nicaragua (2001)
10
80
El Salvador (2003)
10
81
China (2000)
10
82
Egypt (2003)
9
83
Bahrain (1995)
9
84
Morocco (1997)
9
85
Panama (1997)
8
86
Turkey (1998)
8
87
Uzbekistan (2002)
8
88
Mexico (1999)
8
89
Bolivia (2004)
8
90
Azerbaijan (2001)
7
91
Colombia (2000)
7
92
Peru (2000)
7
93
Syria (2000)
7
94
Macedonia (1999)
6
95
Qatar (1995)
6
96
Trinidad and Tobago (2000)
6
97
Brazil (1996)
6
98
Argentina (1996)
5
99
Libya (1995)
5
100
Dominican Republic (2002)
5
101
Costa Rica (1996)
5
102
Kazakhstan (1999)
4
103
Jordan (2002)
4
104
Jamaica (1999)
4
105
Cuba (2000)
4
106
Tunisia (2000)
4
107
Venezuela (2000)
4
108
Bosnia and Herzegovina (2000)
4
109
Singapore (2000)
3
110
Lebanon (1996)
3
111
Georgia (1999)
3
112
Armenia (2001)
3
113
Romania (2002)
3
114
Ukraine (2000)
3
115
Kuwait (1997)
2
116
Samoa (1999)
2
117
Serbia (2000)
1.83
118
Croatia (1996)
1
119
Chile (2002)
1
120
Montenegro (2000)
0.17
Country Comparison Graph
Afghanistan (1997)