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

5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2014.

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 United States: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age

Chile

0.5%

in 2014

United States

0.4%

in 2018

Chile rank

94th

United States rank

95th

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age over time

Chile
United States

How they compare

Chile currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in United States, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.2 times United States's.

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

Chile ranks 94th and United States ranks 95th of 96 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.6%	0.9%	0.3%	United States
2010s	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Chile or United States?: Chile, at 0.5% against 0.4% in United States as of 2014.
What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age between Chile and United States?: 0.1%, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and United States?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2014.
How do Chile and United States rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age?: Chile ranks 94th and United States ranks 95th 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.