Bangladesh vs Latin America & Caribbean: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age
Bangladesh
21.7%
in 2022
Latin America & Caribbean
2.7%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
12th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
10th
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age over time
- Bangladesh
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 21.7% against 2.7% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 19.0%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 7.9 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 12th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 10th of 96 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.9% | 4.9% | 36.0% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 3.6% | 26.4% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 2.9% | 18.8% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Bangladesh or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Bangladesh, at 21.7% against 2.7% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age between Bangladesh and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 19.0%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age?
- Bangladesh ranks 12th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 10th 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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About this data
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.