How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?

8 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2018.

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 Pakistan: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age

Bangladesh

21.7%

in 2022

Pakistan

23.1%

in 2018

Bangladesh rank

12th

Pakistan rank

9th

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age over time

Bangladesh
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 23.1% against 21.7% in Bangladesh, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 12th and Pakistan ranks 9th of 96 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	66.8%	44.4%	22.4%	Bangladesh
1990s	59.0%	36.0%	23.0%	Bangladesh
2000s	43.2%	31.2%	12.0%	Bangladesh
2010s	30.2%	28.8%	1.4%	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Bangladesh or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 23.1% against 21.7% in Bangladesh as of 2018.
What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age between Bangladesh and Pakistan?: 1.4%, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and Pakistan rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age?: Bangladesh ranks 12th and Pakistan 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.