What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age between Europe & Central Asia and Guinea-Bissau?

18.1%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Guinea-Bissau?

6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.

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.

Europe & Central Asia vs Guinea-Bissau: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age

Europe & Central Asia

0.7%

in 2024

Guinea-Bissau

18.8%

in 2019

Europe & Central Asia rank

14th

Guinea-Bissau rank

16th

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age over time

Europe & Central Asia
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 18.8% against 0.7% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 18.1%.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 25.8 times Europe & Central Asia's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 14th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 16th of 14 groups.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.7%	18.1%	15.4%	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	1.4%	17.7%	16.3%	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Europe & Central Asia or Guinea-Bissau?: Guinea-Bissau, at 18.8% against 0.7% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age between Europe & Central Asia and Guinea-Bissau?: 18.1%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Guinea-Bissau?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 14th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 16th of 14 groups.
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.