Bangladesh - Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5)

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) in Bangladesh was 22.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 33 years was 66.80 in 1986, while its lowest value was 21.90 in 2018.

Definition: 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 child growth standards released in 2006.

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.

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Year Value
1986 66.80
1990 61.50
1991 61.20
1992 60.60
1993 56.10
1994 58.00
1995 55.20
1996 54.00
1997 53.60
1998 50.70
1999 49.50
2000 42.40
2001 43.20
2002 41.00
2003 38.90
2004 42.80
2005 37.30
2006 37.90
2007 41.30
2011 36.70
2013 35.10
2014 32.80
2018 21.90
2019 22.60

Aggregation method: Linear mixed-effect model estimates

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Undernourished children have lower resistance to infection and are more likely to die from common childhood ailments such as diarrheal diseases and respiratory infections. Frequent illness saps the nutritional status of those who survive, locking them int

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition