Prevalence of underweight, weight for age

percent of boys under 5, 1986–2020

Country	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Afghanistan																			32.70	31.96	31.21	30.47	29.72	28.98	28.23	27.49	26.74	26.00	24.70	23.40	22.10	20.80	19.50
Albania															19.60	17.14	14.68	12.22	9.76	7.30	7.13	6.95	6.78	6.60	6.00	5.40	4.80	4.20	3.60	3.00	2.40	1.80
Algeria							9.80	10.60	11.40	12.20	10.82	9.44	8.06	6.68	5.30	8.90	12.50	10.25	8.00	5.75	3.50	3.43	3.37	3.30	3.23	3.17	3.10	3.07	3.04	3.01	2.99	2.96	2.93	2.90
Angola											37.50	35.60	33.70	31.80	29.90	28.00	26.10	24.20	22.30	20.40	18.50	16.60	17.15	17.70	18.25	18.80	19.35	19.90	20.45	21.00
Argentina																				2.40	2.41	2.41	2.42	2.43	2.44	2.44	2.45	2.46	2.46	2.47	2.48	2.49	2.49	2.50
Armenia													2.80	2.85	2.90	3.00	3.10	3.20	3.30	3.40	3.66	3.92	4.18	4.44	4.70	4.45	4.20	3.95	3.70	3.45	3.20
Azerbaijan															13.20	12.45	11.70	10.95	10.20	9.45	8.70	8.48	8.26	8.04	7.82	7.60	6.25	4.90
Bangladesh												52.90	49.07	45.23	41.40	41.80	42.20	42.60	43.00	42.07	41.13	40.20	38.85	37.50	36.15	34.80	34.10	33.40	32.30	29.65	27.00	24.35	21.70	22.40
Barbados																											2.50
Belarus																				1.50
Belize																					4.00	4.34	4.68	5.02	5.36	5.70	5.53	5.35	5.18	5.00
Benin																21.50	21.11	20.73	20.34	19.96	19.57	19.19	18.80	18.90	19.00	19.10	19.20	19.30	19.40	19.00	18.60	18.20	17.80
Bhutan														16.70	16.03	15.37	14.70	14.03	13.37	12.70	12.03	11.37	10.70	12.00	13.30
Bolivia													6.00	6.02	6.04	6.06	6.08	6.10	5.86	5.62	5.38	5.14	4.90	4.73	4.55	4.38	4.20	4.13	4.05	3.98	3.90
Bosnia and Herzegovina															5.10	4.62	4.13	3.65	3.17	2.68	2.20	2.13	2.07	2.00	1.93	1.87	1.80
Botswana															11.00	11.20	11.40	11.60	11.80	12.00	12.20	12.40
Brazil				5.60	5.49	5.37	5.26	5.14	5.03	4.91	4.80	4.57	4.35	4.12	3.89	3.66	3.44	3.21	2.98	2.75	2.53	2.30
Brunei																								10.80
Bulgaria																						4.40	4.11	3.83	3.54	3.26	2.97	2.69	2.40
Burkina Faso								31.00	31.30	31.60	31.90	32.20	32.50	32.80	32.23	31.66	31.09	30.52	29.95	29.38	28.81	28.24	27.67	27.10	27.70	27.60	26.70	22.50	21.00	24.90	21.30	17.80	19.60	18.30
Burundi															39.30	38.57	37.84	37.11	36.38	35.65	34.92	34.19	33.46	32.73	32.00	31.73	31.47	31.20	30.93	30.67	30.40	30.95	31.50	29.00
Cambodia											47.00	45.38	43.75	42.13	40.50	38.32	36.14	33.96	31.78	29.60	29.23	28.87	28.50	28.60	28.70	27.35	26.00	24.65	23.30
Cameroon						12.30	12.53	12.76	12.99	13.22	13.45	13.68	13.92	14.15	14.38	14.61	14.84	15.07	15.30	17.05	18.80	18.20	17.60	17.00	16.40	15.80	15.63	15.47	15.30	14.53	13.75	12.98	12.20
Central African Republic															23.50	24.43	25.37	26.30	27.23	28.17	29.10	28.35	27.60	26.85	26.10	26.10	26.10	23.80	21.50	21.45	21.40	21.35	21.30	21.60
Chad												35.90	34.00	32.10	30.20	31.38	32.55	33.73	34.90	34.50	34.10	33.70	33.30	32.90	32.50	32.20	31.90	31.60	31.30	31.00	29.00	27.00	26.40	31.40
Chile																							0.60	0.60	0.60	0.60	0.60	0.60	0.60
China					13.10	13.45	13.80	13.07	12.33	11.60	10.13	8.67	7.20	7.25	7.30	7.25	7.20	6.37	5.53	4.70	4.46	4.22	3.98	3.74	3.50	3.17	2.83	2.50
Colombia										7.00	6.58	6.16	5.74	5.32	4.90	5.00	5.10	5.20	5.30	5.40	5.02	4.64	4.26	3.88	3.50	3.57	3.63	3.70	3.77	3.83	3.90
Comoros															28.10	27.19	26.28	25.38	24.47	23.56	22.65	21.74	20.83	19.93	19.02	18.11	17.20
Congo (Kinshasa)																33.30	32.45	31.60	30.75	29.90	29.05	28.20	27.83	27.47	27.10	26.63	26.17	25.70	25.73	25.75	25.78	25.80
Congo (Brazzaville)																				13.00	13.05	13.10	13.15	13.20	13.25	13.30	13.30	13.30	13.30
Costa Rica																							0.60	0.80	1.00	1.20	1.40	1.60	1.80	2.00	2.20	2.40	2.60
Ivory Coast	12.70	13.05	13.40	13.75	14.10	14.45	14.80	15.15	15.50	15.85	16.20	16.55	16.90	18.39	19.88	21.37	22.86	24.34	25.83	27.32	28.81	30.30	27.98	25.66	23.34	21.02	18.70	17.53	16.35	15.18	14.00
Cuba																																		2.20
Czech Republic																2.60
Djibouti																	26.30	26.78	27.26	27.74	28.22	28.70	29.18	29.66	30.14	30.62	31.10
Dominican Republic						9.30	8.50	7.70	6.90	6.10	5.30	4.95	4.60	4.25	3.90	4.20	4.50	4.65	4.80	4.95	5.10	3.10	3.23	3.37	3.50	3.63	3.77	3.90
Ecuador														12.00	11.00	10.00	9.00	8.00	7.00	7.05	7.10	7.17	7.23	7.30	7.37	7.43	7.50	6.60	5.70	5.78	5.86	5.94	6.02	6.10
Egypt						11.90	8.60	9.60	10.60	11.60	11.41	11.23	11.04	10.85	10.66	10.48	10.29	10.10	8.35	6.60	7.10	7.60	8.10	8.03	7.97	7.90	7.83	7.77	7.70
El Salvador			11.60	11.14	10.68	10.22	9.76	9.30	9.42	9.54	9.66	9.78	9.90	9.30	8.70	8.10	7.50	6.90	6.84	6.78	6.72	6.66	6.60	6.40	6.20	6.00	5.80	5.60	5.40
Equatorial Guinea												15.40	15.83	16.27	16.70	15.35	14.00	12.65	11.30	10.53	9.76	8.99	8.21	7.44	6.67	5.90
Eritrea																	35.90	36.28	36.65	37.03	37.40	37.78	38.15	38.53	38.90
Estonia																													0.30
Swaziland															9.40	8.88	8.37	7.85	7.33	6.82	6.30	6.43	6.55	6.68	6.80	6.93	7.05	7.18	7.30
Ethiopia															44.20	42.56	40.92	39.28	37.64	36.00	35.15	34.30	33.45	32.60	31.75	30.90	29.30	27.70	26.10	25.60	25.10	24.40	23.70	23.00
Fiji																			4.90
Gabon															10.60	10.38	10.17	9.95	9.73	9.52	9.30	9.08	8.87	8.65	8.43	8.22	8.00
Gambia															16.30	16.37	16.43	16.50	16.57	16.63	16.70	17.00	17.30	17.60	17.90	18.80	19.70	17.40	16.28	15.16	14.04	12.92	11.80	12.30	12.80
Georgia																				2.70	2.40	2.10	1.80	1.50	1.44	1.39	1.33	1.28	1.22	1.17	1.11	1.06	1.00
Germany																			0.90	0.89	0.88	0.88	0.87	0.86	0.85	0.84	0.83	0.83	0.82	0.81	0.80
Ghana												23.00	20.50	20.60	20.70	20.80	20.90	21.00	19.07	17.13	15.20	15.55	15.90	15.73	15.57	15.40	13.83	12.27	10.70	11.83	12.97	14.10
Greece																		0.30
Guatemala										22.30	22.40	22.50	22.60	22.70	18.20	18.30	18.40	17.90	17.40	16.90	16.40	15.90	15.40	14.90	14.52	14.13	13.75	13.37	12.98	12.60
Guinea														20.40	21.10	21.80	22.50	23.20	23.90	24.60	21.00	17.40	17.66	17.92	18.18	18.44	18.70	18.80	18.90	19.00	19.10	18.40	17.70
Guinea Bissau															20.60	20.46	20.32	20.18	20.04	19.90	19.76	19.62	19.48	19.34	19.20	18.70	18.20	18.05	17.90	18.36	18.82	19.28	19.74	20.20
Guyana								14.00	13.94	13.89	13.83	13.77	13.71	13.66	13.60	13.25	12.90	12.55	12.20	11.85	11.50	12.00	12.50	13.00	12.26	11.52	10.78	10.04	9.30
Haiti									25.10	23.52	21.93	20.35	18.77	17.18	15.60	16.38	17.17	17.95	18.73	19.52	20.30	19.00	17.70	16.40	15.10	13.80	12.50	12.14	11.78	11.42	11.06	10.70
Honduras						15.20	15.03	14.86	14.69	14.52	14.35	14.18	14.01	13.84	13.67	13.50	12.58	11.66	10.74	9.82	8.90	8.70	8.50	8.30	8.10	7.90	7.70
India																					43.10	41.46	39.83	38.19	36.55	34.91	33.28	31.64	30.00	36.90	34.70	32.50
Indonesia				36.40	35.47	34.53	33.60	32.77	31.93	31.10	30.27	29.43	28.60	24.40	25.70	24.40	25.20	25.50	20.70	20.70	20.70	20.70	20.30	19.90	19.50	19.83	20.17	20.50	20.16	19.82	19.48	19.14	18.80
Iran																									4.00
Iraq															13.80	12.77	11.73	10.70	9.67	8.63	7.60	7.64	7.68	7.72	7.76	7.80	7.24	6.69	6.13	5.57	5.01	4.46	3.90
Jamaica				7.80	7.75	7.70	5.30	5.45	5.60	5.40	6.50	3.80	6.80	1.50	4.50	5.20	3.10	3.50	3.90	3.60	3.30	2.10	3.80	4.20	4.60	3.75	2.90	2.90	2.90	3.85	4.80
Japan																									3.50
Jordan					5.80	5.53	5.26	4.99	4.71	4.44	4.17	3.90	3.96	4.02	4.08	4.14	4.20	3.83	3.46	3.09	2.71	2.34	1.97	1.60	2.20	2.80	3.40
Kazakhstan														3.80	4.03	4.26	4.49	4.71	4.94	5.17	5.40	4.98	4.55	4.13	3.70	3.34	2.98	2.62	2.26	1.90
Kenya								21.80	19.50	19.43	19.37	19.30	19.23	19.17	19.10	19.13	19.17	19.20	19.45	19.70	18.87	18.03	17.20	16.50	15.80	15.10	14.20	13.30	12.40
Kiribati																								17.10	16.10	15.10	14.10	13.10	12.10	11.10	10.10	9.10	8.10
South Korea																		1.20
Kuwait																2.50	2.60	2.80	2.90	2.90	2.10	3.10	2.80	2.00	1.90	2.40	2.10	3.10	3.50
Kyrgyzstan																					2.90	3.50	4.10	4.70	4.37	4.03	3.70	3.30	2.90	2.68	2.45	2.23	2.00
Laos															37.20	36.45	35.70	34.95	34.20	33.45	32.70	31.52	30.34	29.16	27.98	26.80	26.88	26.95	27.03	27.10	24.35	21.60
Lebanon											3.80	4.00	4.20	4.40	4.60	4.80	5.00	5.20	5.40
Lesotho																			17.10	16.86	16.62	16.38	16.14	15.90	15.28	14.66	14.04	13.42	12.80	12.60	12.40	12.20	12.00
Liberia															27.60	26.76	25.91	25.07	24.23	23.39	22.54	21.70	20.37	19.03	17.70	17.40	17.10	16.80	16.20	15.60	15.00	13.80	12.60	11.40
Libya										4.60	4.74	4.88	5.03	5.17	5.31	5.45	5.59	5.73	5.88	6.02	6.16	6.30	7.26	8.21	9.17	10.13	11.09	12.04	13.00
Madagascar							38.10	38.18	38.27	38.35	38.43	38.52	38.60	38.68	38.77	38.85	38.93	39.02	39.10	38.63	38.15	37.68	37.20	36.73	36.25	35.78	35.30	34.15	33.00	31.85	30.70	29.55	28.40
Malawi							26.40	26.42	26.43	26.45	26.47	26.48	26.50	24.70	22.90	22.95	23.00	21.35	19.70	18.50	17.30	15.83	14.37	12.90	15.00	15.65	16.30	16.95	17.60	13.10	16.00	14.20	11.80	9.80
Malaysia																					13.00	13.02	13.04	13.07	13.09	13.11	13.13	13.16	13.18	13.20	14.90	15.10	15.30	15.50
Maldives									33.20	32.10	31.00	29.90	28.80	27.70	26.60	25.50	24.63	23.75	22.88	22.00	21.13	20.25	19.38	18.50	17.96	17.43	16.89	16.35	15.81	15.28	14.74	14.20
Mali																31.70	31.32	30.94	30.56	30.18	29.80	27.43	25.05	22.68	20.30	23.10	23.67	24.23	24.80	27.30	21.60	19.40	19.60	20.20
Marshall Islands																																14.10
Mauritania															31.40	30.69	29.97	29.26	28.54	27.83	27.11	26.40	18.30	20.80	23.30	25.80	22.80	24.20	25.60	27.00	25.07	23.13	21.20
Mexico			10.80	10.34	9.88	9.42	8.96	8.50	8.04	7.58	7.12	6.66	6.20	5.96	5.73	5.49	5.25	5.01	4.78	4.54	4.30	4.07	3.83	3.60	3.37	3.13	2.90	3.33	3.77	4.20	5.20	4.87	4.53	4.20
Moldova																				3.00	2.87	2.74	2.61	2.49	2.36	2.23	2.10
Mongolia														11.30	12.60	10.78	8.95	7.13	5.30	5.30	4.96	4.62	4.28	3.94	3.60	2.87	2.13	1.40	1.27	1.13	1.00	1.50	2.00
Montenegro																				2.80	2.59	2.38	2.16	1.95	1.74	1.53	1.31	1.10	1.64	2.18	2.72	3.26	3.80
Morocco		10.40	10.00	9.60	9.20	8.80	8.40	8.36	8.32	8.28	8.24	8.20	8.58	8.97	9.35	9.73	10.12	10.50	9.53	8.55	7.58	6.60	5.63	4.65	3.68	2.70	2.68	2.67	2.65	2.63	2.62	2.60
Mozambique																26.70	24.60	22.50	22.10	21.70	21.30	20.90	20.50	19.53	18.57	17.60	17.38	17.15	16.93	16.70
Burma (Myanmar)															31.60	30.90	30.20	29.50	28.42	27.33	26.25	25.17	24.08	23.00	22.44	21.89	21.33	20.77	20.21	19.66	19.10	18.90	18.70
Namibia							23.10	22.85	22.60	22.35	22.10	21.85	21.60	21.35	21.10	20.73	20.36	19.99	19.61	19.24	18.87	18.50	17.92	17.33	16.75	16.17	15.58	15.00
Nauru																						6.90
Nepal													38.80	39.90	41.00	42.10	41.20	40.30	39.40	38.50	37.60	36.00	34.40	32.80	31.20	29.60	29.20	28.80	28.40	27.75	27.10	26.40	25.70	25.00
Netherlands											1.20	1.21	1.22	1.22	1.23	1.24	1.25	1.25	1.26	1.27	1.28	1.28	1.29	1.30
Nicaragua								10.40	10.56	10.72	10.88	11.04	11.20	10.27	9.33	8.40	7.37	6.33	5.30	5.40	5.50	5.60	5.48	5.36	5.24	5.12	5.00
Niger							39.90	40.44	40.98	41.51	42.05	42.59	43.13	43.66	44.20	42.87	41.53	40.20	38.87	37.53	36.20	39.30	35.40	34.90	41.60	40.20	33.80	34.90	36.10	37.40	33.00	35.65	38.30	33.40
Nigeria					34.50	34.04	33.58	33.12	32.65	32.19	31.73	31.27	30.81	30.35	29.88	29.42	28.96	28.50	27.99	27.48	26.96	26.45	25.94	25.43	24.91	24.40	23.63	22.87	22.10	20.50	33.10	28.10	23.10	22.45	21.80
Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.)														2.10	2.03	1.97	1.90	1.83	1.77	1.70	1.67	1.63	1.60	1.57	1.53	1.50	1.40	1.30	1.20	1.10	1.00	0.90	0.80	0.70
Oman														13.80	13.31	12.82	12.33	11.84	11.35	10.86	10.37	9.88	9.39	8.90	9.32	9.74	10.16	10.58	11.00	11.03	11.07	11.10
Pakistan						39.80	34.20	33.89	33.58	33.27	32.96	32.64	32.33	32.02	31.71	31.40	31.45	31.50	31.55	31.60	31.65	31.70	31.75	31.80	31.85	31.90	33.05	34.20	32.16	30.12	28.08	26.04	24.00
Panama												5.40	5.52	5.63	5.75	5.87	5.98	6.10	5.44	4.78	4.12	3.46	2.80	2.85	2.89	2.94	2.98	3.03	3.07	3.12	3.16	3.21	3.25	3.30
Papua New Guinea																				21.00	22.58	24.16	25.74	27.32	28.90
Paraguay					2.20	2.23	2.25	2.28	2.31	2.34	2.36	2.39	2.42	2.45	2.47	2.50	2.53	2.55	2.58	2.61	2.64	2.66	2.69	2.72	2.75	2.77	2.80	2.45	2.10	1.75	1.40
Peru						9.70	9.04	8.38	7.72	7.06	6.40	6.10	5.80	5.50	5.20	5.36	5.52	5.68	5.84	6.00	5.10	4.20	4.55	4.90	4.80	4.10	3.70	4.30	3.40	3.50	3.30	3.60	2.60	2.60
Philippines																		20.30	20.38	20.46	20.54	20.62	20.70	20.47	20.23	20.00	19.65	19.30	20.40	21.50
Poland																										0.80
Portugal																															0.20
Romania														4.00	4.50	4.50	4.00
Rwanda							25.40	25.03	24.65	24.28	23.90	23.53	23.15	22.78	22.40	21.68	20.96	20.24	19.52	18.80	17.64	16.48	15.32	14.16	13.00	12.90	12.80	12.00	11.20	10.40	11.60	12.80	14.00	11.50	9.00
Samoa																													3.30	3.30	3.30	3.30	3.30	3.30
Saint Thomas and Principe																													10.60	9.72	8.84	7.96	7.08	6.20
Saudi Arabia																			6.10
Senegal								19.70	19.69	19.67	19.66	19.64	19.63	19.61	19.60	18.62	17.64	16.66	15.68	14.70	15.50	16.30	17.10	17.90	18.70	19.50	15.50	17.90	13.70	17.30	15.40	14.90	16.80	16.10
Serbia																				2.20	2.06	1.92	1.78	1.64	1.50	1.58	1.65	1.73	1.80	1.76	1.72	1.68	1.64	1.60
Seychelles																											4.10
Sierra Leone															27.30	27.82	28.34	28.86	29.38	29.90	28.04	26.18	24.32	22.46	20.60	19.13	17.65	16.18	14.70	15.03	15.37	15.70	15.00	14.30
Solomon Islands				18.10	17.67	17.24	16.82	16.39	15.96	15.53	15.11	14.68	14.25	13.82	13.39	12.97	12.54	12.11	11.68	11.26	10.83	10.40	11.13	11.85	12.58	13.30	14.03	14.75	15.48	16.20
Somalia																					34.30	30.87	27.43	24.00
South Africa																							9.10	8.53	7.96	7.39	6.81	6.24	5.67	5.10	6.70	6.70
South Sudan																					35.90	34.60	33.30	32.00	30.70
Sri Lanka								29.00	27.94	26.89	25.83	24.77	23.71	22.66	21.60	21.74	21.89	22.03	22.17	22.31	22.46	22.60	22.10	21.60	22.93	24.27	25.60	24.35	23.10	21.85	20.60
Saint Lucia																											4.00
Sudan																					28.10	28.83	29.55	30.28	31.00	31.90	32.80	33.70	34.60
Suriname															12.30	11.58	10.87	10.15	9.43	8.72	8.00	7.55	7.10	6.65	6.20	6.39	6.58	6.76	6.95	7.14	7.33	7.51	7.70
Syria								12.50	12.58	12.65	12.73	12.80	12.88	12.95	13.03	13.10	12.80	12.50	12.20	11.90	11.60	11.65	11.70	11.75	11.80
Tajikistan																				16.40	16.20	16.00	12.50	9.00	10.50	12.00	13.50	11.78	10.05	8.33	6.60	8.10
Tanzania						26.60	26.96	27.32	27.68	28.04	28.40	26.87	25.33	23.80	22.64	21.48	20.32	19.16	18.00	17.84	17.68	17.52	17.36	17.20	17.80	15.10	14.10	13.10	14.60	14.10	14.63	15.17	15.70
Thailand																					6.90	7.40	7.90	8.40	8.90	9.40	9.90	9.33	8.75	8.18	7.60	7.97	8.33	8.70
Timor Leste																	43.00	44.10	45.20	46.30	47.40	48.50	47.40	46.30	44.40	42.50	40.60	38.70
Togo																							20.50	17.20	16.30	17.25	18.20	17.65	17.10	16.77	16.43	16.10
Tonga																											2.10	1.94	1.79	1.63	1.47	1.31	1.16	1.00
Trinidad and Tobago															4.30	4.46	4.63	4.79	4.95	5.12	5.28	5.45	5.61	5.77	5.94	6.10
Tunisia																					3.70	3.62	3.53	3.45	3.37	3.28	3.20	2.97	2.73	2.50	2.27	2.03	1.80
Turkey								9.50	8.98	8.46	7.94	7.42	6.90	6.27	5.63	5.00	4.37	3.73	3.10	2.75	2.40	2.05	1.70	1.82	1.94	2.06	2.18	2.30	2.10	1.90	1.70	1.50	1.30
Turkmenistan																					10.90	10.04	9.19	8.33	7.48	6.62	5.77	4.91	4.06	3.20	3.28	3.35	3.43	3.50
Tuvalu																						1.90
Uganda			20.40	20.48	20.55	20.63	20.70	20.78	20.85	20.93	21.00	21.08	21.15	21.23	21.30	20.77	20.23	19.70	19.17	18.63	18.10	17.50	16.90	16.30	15.85	15.40	12.90	12.80	12.70	12.00	11.30
Ukraine															4.80
United States						0.50	0.59	0.68	0.77	0.86	0.94	1.03	1.12	1.21	1.30	1.35	1.40	1.45	1.50	1.25	1.00	0.95	0.90	1.00	1.10	0.80	0.50	0.65	0.80	1.20	1.60	1.05	0.50
Uruguay																	5.90	6.30	6.70	6.08	5.46	4.83	4.21	3.59	2.97	2.34	1.72	1.10	1.53	1.97	2.40	2.35	2.30
Uzbekistan																	8.40	7.45	6.50	5.55	4.60	4.46	4.33	4.19	4.05	3.92	3.78	3.65	3.51	3.37	3.24	3.10
Vanuatu																							13.80	13.64	13.48	13.32	13.16	13.00
Vietnam								37.80	36.21	34.63	33.04	31.46	29.87	28.29	26.70	25.78	24.86	23.93	23.01	22.09	21.17	20.24	19.32	18.40	12.10
West Bank and Gaza											2.50	2.40	2.30	2.20	2.10	2.48	2.85	3.23	3.60	3.05	2.50	2.88	3.25	3.63	4.00	3.40	2.80	2.20	1.60	1.77	1.93	2.10	2.27	2.43	2.60
Yemen						31.80	33.98	36.17	38.35	40.53	42.72	44.90	45.23	45.57	45.90	46.23	46.57	46.90	43.25	39.60	39.18	38.77	38.35	37.93	37.52	37.10	39.00	40.90
Zambia							22.30	22.00	21.70	21.40	21.10	21.47	21.83	22.20	22.90	23.60	24.30	22.82	21.34	19.86	18.38	16.90	16.80	16.70	16.60	16.50	16.40	16.30	15.74	15.18	14.62	14.06	13.50
Zimbabwe			8.70	9.06	9.43	9.79	10.15	10.52	10.88	11.25	11.61	11.97	12.34	12.70	13.10	13.50	13.90	14.30	14.70	15.10	14.58	14.05	13.53	13.00	11.60	11.83	12.05	12.28	12.50	8.80	9.18	9.55	9.93	10.30

Prevalence of underweight, male, is the percentage of boys 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 new child growth standards released in 2006.

Source: World Bank

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