Prevalence of underweight, weight for age in Chad
Chad: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age was 18.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age in Chad, 1997–2022
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'. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of underweight, weight for age in Chad stood at 18.2%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.0% on the previous year and down 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight, weight for age in Chad peaked at 34.3% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2022.
Chad ranks 20th of 96 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age in Chad, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 34.3% | — |
| 2000 | 29.2% | -14.9% |
| 2004 | 33.9% | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 30.3% | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 25.0% | -17.5% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 24.7% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 29.2% | +18.2% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | -35.3% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | -15.0% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 18.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 16.9%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Chad's 18.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.3%, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.3% | 34.3% | 34.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.5% | 29.2% | 33.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 24.3% | 30.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 18.2% | 21.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 17 Afghanistan 18.4% compare
- 17 Central African Republic 18.4% compare
- 19 Nepal 18.3% compare
- 21 Djibouti 17.7% compare
- 22 Sri Lanka 17.1% compare
- 23 Burkina Faso 16.9% compare
More health data for Chad
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6578 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,071 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 41,435 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 245 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 3.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0898 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight, weight for age in Chad?
- Prevalence of underweight, weight for age in Chad was 18.2% in 2022, according to 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'.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight, weight for age recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 34.3% in 1997.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight, weight for age recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2022.
- How does Chad rank for prevalence of underweight, weight for age?
- Chad ranks 20th out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight, weight for age rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.