Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5)
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. More info »
2000
2003
2005
2008
2010
2013
2015
2018
2020
-0.20
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
1.00
1.20
1.40
High income
Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators - Last updated January 1, 2020