How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Indonesia?

6 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2021.

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.

Cambodia vs Indonesia: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age

Cambodia

16.3%

in 2021

Indonesia

15.9%

in 2023

Cambodia rank

25th

Indonesia rank

27th

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age over time

Cambodia
Indonesia

How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 16.3% against 15.9% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Cambodia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 25th and Indonesia ranks 27th of 96 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 3 and Indonesia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cambodia	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	42.6%	30.3%	12.3%	Cambodia
2000s	32.1%	22.9%	9.2%	Cambodia
2010s	28.9%	18.6%	10.3%	Cambodia
2020s	16.3%	17.0%	0.7%	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Cambodia or Indonesia?: Cambodia, at 16.3% against 15.9% in Indonesia as of 2021.
What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age between Cambodia and Indonesia?: 0.4%, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Indonesia?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2021.
How do Cambodia and Indonesia rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age?: Cambodia ranks 25th and Indonesia ranks 27th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cambodia vs Indonesia: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age. Statizoid, drawing on 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'. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-underweight-weight-for-age-percent-of-children-under-5/cambodia/indonesia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-underweight-weight-for-age-percent-of-children-under-5/cambodia/indonesia/">Cambodia vs Indonesia: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.