Prevalence of underweight, weight for age in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age was 17.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age in Lower middle income, 2000–2024
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
Lower middle income recorded 17.8% for prevalence of underweight, weight for age in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight, weight for age in Lower middle income peaked at 32.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.3% | — |
| 2001 | 31.6% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 30.8% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 30.1% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 29.4% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 28.8% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 28.1% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 27.4% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 26.8% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 26.1% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 25.5% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 24.9% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 23.7% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 23.1% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 22.5% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 21.9% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 20.3% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 19.2% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 18.7% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 18.2% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 17.8% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.1% | 26.1% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 20.3% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 17.8% | 19.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight, weight for age in Lower middle income?
- Prevalence of underweight, weight for age in Lower middle income was 17.8% in 2024, 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight, weight for age recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2024.
- How does Lower middle income rank for prevalence of underweight, weight for age?
- Lower middle income ranks 3rd out of 14 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of underweight, weight for age rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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.