How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific?

16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs East Asia & Pacific: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age

Bangladesh

21.7%

in 2022

East Asia & Pacific

5.4%

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

12th

East Asia & Pacific rank

9th

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age over time

Bangladesh
East Asia & Pacific

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 21.7% against 5.4% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 16.3%.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 4.0 times East Asia & Pacific's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 12th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th of 96 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	East Asia & Pacific	Difference	Ahead
2000s	40.9%	10.2%	30.7%	Bangladesh
2010s	30.0%	6.5%	23.5%	Bangladesh
2020s	21.7%	5.4%	16.3%	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Bangladesh or East Asia & Pacific?: Bangladesh, at 21.7% against 5.4% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age between Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific?: 16.3%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age?: Bangladesh ranks 12th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th of 96 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5)
Unit: % of children under 5
Source: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 110 places, 1,307 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.