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DEFINITION:
Percentage of all children under 5 that are moderately or severely underweight.
CONTENTS
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Timor | 45.3% | 2010 | ||
| 2 | India | 43.5% | 2006 | ||
| 3 | Yemen | 43.1% | 2003 | ||
| 4 | Niger | 38.5% | 2011 | ||
| 5 | Madagascar | 36.8% | 2004 | ||
| 6 | Bangladesh | 36.4% | 2011 | ||
| 7 | Eritrea | 34.5% | 2002 | ||
| 8 | Afghanistan | 32.9% | 2004 | ||
| 9 | Somalia | 32.8% | 2006 | ||
| 10 | Sudan | 32.2% | 2010 | ||
| 11 | Laos | 31.6% | 2006 | ||
| 12 | Pakistan | 31.5% | 2011 | ||
| 13 | Chad | 30.3% | 2010 | ||
| =14 | Nepal | 28.8% | 2011 | ||
| =14 | Burundi | 28.8% | 2010 | ||
| 16 | Ethiopia | 28.7% | 2011 | ||
| 17 | Cambodia | 28.3% | 2010 | ||
| 18 | South Sudan | 27.6% | 2010 | ||
| 19 | Nigeria | 26.7% | 2008 | ||
| 20 | Burkina Faso | 25.7% | 2010 | ||
| 21 | Comoros | 25% | 2000 | ||
| 22 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 24.2% | 2010 | ||
| 23 | Central African Republic | 24% | 2010 | ||
| 24 | Djibouti | 22.9% | 2010 | ||
| 25 | Burma | 22.6% | 2009 | ||
| 26 | Sierra Leone | 21.7% | 2010 | ||
| 27 | Sri Lanka | 21.6% | 2009 | ||
| 28 | Guinea | 20.8% | 2008 | ||
| 29 | Philippines | 20.7% | 2008 | ||
| 30 | Benin | 20.2% | 2006 | ||
| =31 | Mali | 18.9% | 2010 | ||
| =31 | Haiti | 18.9% | 2006 | ||
| =33 | Guinea-Bissau | 18.1% | 2010 | ||
| =33 | Gambia | 18.1% | 2010 | ||
| =33 | Papua New Guinea | 18.1% | 2005 | ||
| 36 | Indonesia | 17.9% | 2010 | ||
| 37 | Maldives | 17.8% | 2009 | ||
| 38 | Senegal | 17.7% | 2011 | ||
| 39 | Namibia | 17.5% | 2007 | ||
| 40 | Togo | 16.6% | 2010 | ||
| 41 | Kenya | 16.4% | 2009 | ||
| 42 | Tanzania | 16.2% | 2010 | ||
| 43 | Cote d'Ivoire | 15.7% | 2011 | ||
| 44 | Angola | 15.6% | 2007 | ||
| 45 | Tajikistan | 15% | 2007 | ||
| =46 | Mozambique | 14.9% | 2011 | ||
| =46 | Liberia | 14.9% | 2010 | ||
| =46 | Zambia | 14.9% | 2007 | ||
| 49 | Mauritania | 14.7% | 2010 | ||
| 50 | Cameroon | 14.6% | 2011 | ||
| 51 | Sao Tome and Principe | 14.4% | 2009 | ||
| 52 | Ghana | 14.3% | 2008 | ||
| 53 | Uganda | 13.8% | 2011 | ||
| 54 | Lesotho | 13.2% | 2009 | ||
| 55 | Guatemala | 13% | 2009 | ||
| 56 | Malaysia | 12.9% | 2006 | ||
| 57 | Malawi | 12.8% | 2010 | ||
| 58 | Bhutan | 12.7% | 2010 | ||
| 59 | Cape Verde | 11.8% | 1994 | ||
| =60 | Vietnam | 11.7% | 2011 | ||
| =60 | Vanuatu | 11.7% | 2007 | ||
| 62 | Solomon Islands | 11.5% | 2007 | ||
| 63 | Rwanda | 11.4% | 2010 | ||
| 64 | Kiribati | 11.3% | 1985 | ||
| 65 | Botswana | 11.2% | 2008 | ||
| 66 | Equatorial Guinea | 10.6% | 2004 | ||
| 67 | Guyana | 10.5% | 2009 | ||
| 68 | Syria | 10.1% | 2009 | ||
| 69 | Zimbabwe | 9.7% | 2011 | ||
| 70 | Iran | 9.5% | 1998 | ||
| 71 | Gabon | 8.8% | 2001 | ||
| 72 | South Africa | 8.7% | 2008 | ||
| =73 | Oman | 8.6% | 2009 | ||
| =73 | Honduras | 8.6% | 2006 | ||
| 75 | Azerbaijan | 8.4% | 2006 | ||
| 76 | Turkmenistan | 8.2% | 2005 | ||
| 77 | Bahrain | 7.6% | 1995 | ||
| 78 | Suriname | 7.5% | 2006 | ||
| 79 | Iraq | 7.1% | 2006 | ||
| 80 | Thailand | 7% | 2006 | ||
| 81 | Fiji | 6.9% | 1993 | ||
| 82 | Egypt | 6.8% | 2008 | ||
| 83 | El Salvador | 6.6% | 2008 | ||
| 84 | Albania | 6.3% | 2009 | ||
| 85 | Ecuador | 6.2% | 2004 | ||
| 86 | Uruguay | 6% | 2004 | ||
| 87 | Swaziland | 5.8% | 2010 | ||
| 88 | Nicaragua | 5.7% | 2007 | ||
| 89 | Libya | 5.6% | 2007 | ||
| 90 | United States | 5.4% | 2002 | ||
| 91 | Saudi Arabia | 5.3% | 2005 | ||
| 92 | Seychelles | 5% | 1988 | ||
| =93 | Kazakhstan | 4.9% | 2006 | ||
| =93 | Belize | 4.9% | 2006 | ||
| =95 | Nauru | 4.8% | 2007 | ||
| =95 | Qatar | 4.8% | 1995 | ||
| 97 | Mongolia | 4.7% | 2010 | ||
| 98 | Bolivia | 4.5% | 2008 | ||
| =99 | Uzbekistan | 4.4% | 2006 | ||
| =99 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.4% | 2000 | ||
| =101 | Armenia | 4.2% | 2005 | ||
| =101 | Lebanon | 4.2% | 2004 | ||
| 103 | Peru | 4.1% | 2011 | ||
| 104 | Panama | 3.9% | 2008 | ||
| =105 | Venezuela | 3.7% | 2007 | ||
| =105 | Algeria | 3.7% | 2005 | ||
| 107 | China | 3.6% | 2010 | ||
| 108 | Romania | 3.5% | 2002 | ||
| =109 | Colombia | 3.4% | 2010 | ||
| =109 | Dominican Republic | 3.4% | 2007 | ||
| =109 | Mexico | 3.4% | 2006 | ||
| =109 | Paraguay | 3.4% | 2005 | ||
| =109 | Cuba | 3.4% | 2000 | ||
| =114 | Tunisia | 3.3% | 2006 | ||
| =114 | Singapore | 3.3% | 2000 | ||
| 116 | Moldova | 3.2% | 2005 | ||
| 117 | Morocco | 3.1% | 2011 | ||
| 118 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.7% | 2006 | ||
| 119 | Argentina | 2.3% | 2005 | ||
| =120 | Palestine | 2.2% | 2007 | ||
| =120 | Brazil | 2.2% | 2007 | ||
| =120 | Jamaica | 2.2% | 2007 | ||
| =120 | Montenegro | 2.2% | 2006 | ||
| 124 | Czech Republic | 2.1% | 2002 | ||
| 125 | Jordan | 1.9% | 2009 | ||
| =126 | Serbia | 1.8% | 2006 | ||
| =126 | Republic of Macedonia | 1.8% | 2005 | ||
| =128 | Kuwait | 1.7% | 2009 | ||
| =128 | Turkey | 1.7% | 2008 | ||
| =128 | Samoa | 1.7% | 1999 | ||
| =131 | Tuvalu | 1.6% | 2007 | ||
| =131 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.6% | 2006 | ||
| 133 | Belarus | 1.3% | 2005 | ||
| =134 | Costa Rica | 1.1% | 2009 | ||
| =134 | Georgia | 1.1% | 2009 | ||
| =134 | Germany | 1.1% | 2005 | ||
| 137 | Ukraine | 0.8% | 2002 | ||
| 138 | Chile | 0.5% | 2008 |
