India vs Lower middle income: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age
India
31.5%
in 2020
Lower middle income
17.8%
in 2024
India rank
4th
Lower middle income rank
3rd
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age over time
- India
- Lower middle income
How they compare
India currently reports 31.5% against 17.8% in Lower middle income, a difference of 13.7%.
That makes India's figure about 1.8 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 4th and Lower middle income ranks 3rd of 96 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.5% | 28.1% | 15.4% | India |
| 2010s | 33.2% | 22.3% | 10.8% | India |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 19.8% | 11.7% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, India or Lower middle income?
- India, at 31.5% against 17.8% in Lower middle income as of 2020.
- What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age between India and Lower middle income?
- 13.7%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Lower middle income?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2020.
- How do India and Lower middle income rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age?
- India ranks 4th and Lower middle income ranks 3rd 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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About this data
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.