Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Chile or Turkey?

Turkey, at 1.5% against 0.5% in Chile as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Turkey?

5 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2013.

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.

Chile vs Turkey: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age

Chile

0.5%

in 2014

Turkey

1.5%

in 2018

Chile rank

94th

Turkey rank

92nd

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age over time

Chile
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 1.5% against 0.5% in Chile, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Turkey's figure about 3.0 times Chile's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.

Chile ranks 94th and Turkey ranks 92nd of 96 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.8%	8.0%	7.2%	Turkey
2000s	0.6%	2.7%	2.2%	Turkey
2010s	0.5%	2.3%	1.8%	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Chile or Turkey?: Turkey, at 1.5% against 0.5% in Chile as of 2018.
What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age between Chile and Turkey?: 1.0%, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Turkey?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2013.
How do Chile and Turkey rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age?: Chile ranks 94th and Turkey ranks 92nd 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.