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Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5)

Prevalence of underweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.

wb-indicators:SH.STA.MALN.ZS

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5)

World Bank

Publisher
World Bank
Source
World Bank Indicators (wb-indicators)
Status
Active
Formats
JSON
Licence
CC-BY-4.0 — World Bank Terms — CC BY 4.0 (Indicators API) · open
Standard
WB API v2
Countries
140 countries and areas — see list below
Dataset id
wb-indicators:SH.STA.MALN.ZS
Last verified
2026-09-27

Geographic coverage

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) carries observations for 140 countries and areas:

Afghanistan · Angola · Albania · Argentina · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Burundi · Belgium · Benin · Burkina Faso · Bangladesh · Belize · Bolivia · Brazil · Bhutan · Central African Republic · Cote d'Ivoire · Cameroon · Congo, Dem. Rep. · Colombia · Comoros · Cabo Verde · Costa Rica · Cuba · Germany · Djibouti · Dominican Republic · Algeria · East Asia & Pacific · Europe & Central Asia · Ecuador · Egypt, Arab Rep. · Ethiopia · Fiji · Gabon · United Kingdom · Georgia · Ghana · Guinea · Gambia, The · Guinea-Bissau · Guatemala · Guyana · Honduras · Haiti · Indonesia · India · Iran, Islamic Rep. · Iraq · Jamaica · Jordan · Kazakhstan · Kenya · Kyrgyz Republic · Cambodia · Kiribati · Korea, Rep. · Kuwait · Lao PDR · Lebanon · Liberia · Libya · Latin America & Caribbean · Sri Lanka · Low & middle income · Lesotho · Lithuania · Latvia · Morocco · Madagascar · Maldives · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Mexico · Marshall Islands · Middle income · North Macedonia · Mali · Malta · Myanmar · Montenegro · Mongolia · Mozambique · Mauritania · Malawi · Malaysia · North America · Niger · Nigeria · Nepal · Naoero · Oman · Pakistan · Panama · Peru · Philippines · Poland · Korea, Dem. People's Rep. · Portugal · Paraguay · West Bank and Gaza · Qatar · Rwanda · South Asia · Saudi Arabia · Senegal · Solomon Islands · Sierra Leone · El Salvador · Serbia · Sub-Saharan Africa · Sao Tome and Principe · Suriname · Eswatini · Turks and Caicos Islands · Chad · Togo · Thailand · Tajikistan · Turkmenistan · Timor-Leste · Tonga · Tunisia · Turkiye · Tuvalu · Tanzania · Uganda · Uruguay · United States · Uzbekistan · Viet Nam · World · Samoa · High income · Low income · Lower middle income · Upper middle income · Yemen, Rep. · South Africa · Zambia · Zimbabwe