Underweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions), model-based estimates by country

Name: Underweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions), model-based estimates
Creator: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
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Underweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions): full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

WB_MI 79,484
World 78,846
WB_LIMI 58,492
Lower-middle income (World Bank) 54,546
SEAR 34,322
AFR 27,571
Low income (World Bank) 20,992
EMR 10,130
Upper-middle income (World Bank) 3,946
WPR 3,208
AMR 1,166
High income (World Bank) 543.2
EUR 370.6

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Indicator: Underweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions), model-based estimates
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage: 13 places, 455 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 01 September 2026