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DEFINITION: Percentage of all children under 5 that are moderately or severely underweight.
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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 East TimorEast Timor 45.3% 2010
2 IndiaIndia 43.5% 2006
3 YemenYemen 43.1% 2003
4 NigerNiger 38.5% 2011
5 MadagascarMadagascar 36.8% 2004
6 BangladeshBangladesh 36.4% 2011
7 EritreaEritrea 34.5% 2002
8 AfghanistanAfghanistan 32.9% 2004
9 SomaliaSomalia 32.8% 2006
10 SudanSudan 32.2% 2010
11 LaosLaos 31.6% 2006
12 PakistanPakistan 31.5% 2011
13 ChadChad 30.3% 2010
=14 NepalNepal 28.8% 2011
=14 BurundiBurundi 28.8% 2010
16 EthiopiaEthiopia 28.7% 2011
17 CambodiaCambodia 28.3% 2010
18 South SudanSouth Sudan 27.6% 2010
19 NigeriaNigeria 26.7% 2008
20 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 25.7% 2010
21 ComorosComoros 25% 2000
22 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 24.2% 2010
23 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 24% 2010
24 DjiboutiDjibouti 22.9% 2010
25 BurmaBurma 22.6% 2009
26 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 21.7% 2010
27 Sri LankaSri Lanka 21.6% 2009
28 GuineaGuinea 20.8% 2008
29 PhilippinesPhilippines 20.7% 2008
30 BeninBenin 20.2% 2006
=31 MaliMali 18.9% 2010
=31 HaitiHaiti 18.9% 2006
=33 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 18.1% 2010
=33 GambiaGambia 18.1% 2010
=33 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 18.1% 2005
36 IndonesiaIndonesia 17.9% 2010
37 MaldivesMaldives 17.8% 2009
38 SenegalSenegal 17.7% 2011
39 NamibiaNamibia 17.5% 2007
40 TogoTogo 16.6% 2010
41 KenyaKenya 16.4% 2009
42 TanzaniaTanzania 16.2% 2010
43 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 15.7% 2011
44 AngolaAngola 15.6% 2007
45 TajikistanTajikistan 15% 2007
=46 MozambiqueMozambique 14.9% 2011
=46 LiberiaLiberia 14.9% 2010
=46 ZambiaZambia 14.9% 2007
49 MauritaniaMauritania 14.7% 2010
50 CameroonCameroon 14.6% 2011
51 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 14.4% 2009
52 GhanaGhana 14.3% 2008
53 UgandaUganda 13.8% 2011
54 LesothoLesotho 13.2% 2009
55 GuatemalaGuatemala 13% 2009
56 MalaysiaMalaysia 12.9% 2006
57 MalawiMalawi 12.8% 2010
58 BhutanBhutan 12.7% 2010
59 Cape VerdeCape Verde 11.8% 1994
=60 VietnamVietnam 11.7% 2011
=60 VanuatuVanuatu 11.7% 2007
62 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 11.5% 2007
63 RwandaRwanda 11.4% 2010
64 KiribatiKiribati 11.3% 1985
65 BotswanaBotswana 11.2% 2008
66 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 10.6% 2004
67 GuyanaGuyana 10.5% 2009
68 SyriaSyria 10.1% 2009
69 ZimbabweZimbabwe 9.7% 2011
70 IranIran 9.5% 1998
71 GabonGabon 8.8% 2001
72 South AfricaSouth Africa 8.7% 2008
=73 OmanOman 8.6% 2009
=73 HondurasHonduras 8.6% 2006
75 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 8.4% 2006
76 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 8.2% 2005
77 BahrainBahrain 7.6% 1995
78 SurinameSuriname 7.5% 2006
79 IraqIraq 7.1% 2006
80 ThailandThailand 7% 2006
81 FijiFiji 6.9% 1993
82 EgyptEgypt 6.8% 2008
83 El SalvadorEl Salvador 6.6% 2008
84 AlbaniaAlbania 6.3% 2009
85 EcuadorEcuador 6.2% 2004
86 UruguayUruguay 6% 2004
87 SwazilandSwaziland 5.8% 2010
88 NicaraguaNicaragua 5.7% 2007
89 LibyaLibya 5.6% 2007
90 United StatesUnited States 5.4% 2002
91 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 5.3% 2005
92 SeychellesSeychelles 5% 1988
=93 KazakhstanKazakhstan 4.9% 2006
=93 BelizeBelize 4.9% 2006
=95 NauruNauru 4.8% 2007
=95 QatarQatar 4.8% 1995
97 MongoliaMongolia 4.7% 2010
98 BoliviaBolivia 4.5% 2008
=99 UzbekistanUzbekistan 4.4% 2006
=99 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 4.4% 2000
=101 ArmeniaArmenia 4.2% 2005
=101 LebanonLebanon 4.2% 2004
103 PeruPeru 4.1% 2011
104 PanamaPanama 3.9% 2008
=105 VenezuelaVenezuela 3.7% 2007
=105 AlgeriaAlgeria 3.7% 2005
107 ChinaChina 3.6% 2010
108 RomaniaRomania 3.5% 2002
=109 ColombiaColombia 3.4% 2010
=109 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 3.4% 2007
=109 MexicoMexico 3.4% 2006
=109 ParaguayParaguay 3.4% 2005
=109 CubaCuba 3.4% 2000
=114 TunisiaTunisia 3.3% 2006
=114 SingaporeSingapore 3.3% 2000
116 MoldovaMoldova 3.2% 2005
117 MoroccoMorocco 3.1% 2011
118 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 2.7% 2006
119 ArgentinaArgentina 2.3% 2005
=120 PalestinePalestine 2.2% 2007
=120 BrazilBrazil 2.2% 2007
=120 JamaicaJamaica 2.2% 2007
=120 MontenegroMontenegro 2.2% 2006
124 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 2.1% 2002
125 JordanJordan 1.9% 2009
=126 SerbiaSerbia 1.8% 2006
=126 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 1.8% 2005
=128 KuwaitKuwait 1.7% 2009
=128 TurkeyTurkey 1.7% 2008
=128 SamoaSamoa 1.7% 1999
=131 TuvaluTuvalu 1.6% 2007
=131 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 1.6% 2006
133 BelarusBelarus 1.3% 2005
=134 Costa RicaCosta Rica 1.1% 2009
=134 GeorgiaGeorgia 1.1% 2009
=134 GermanyGermany 1.1% 2005
137 UkraineUkraine 0.8% 2002
138 ChileChile 0.5% 2008

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