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

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) in Low income was 18.87 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 28.65 in 2000, while its lowest value was 18.87 in 2020.

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
2000 28.65
2001 28.09
2002 27.55
2003 27.00
2004 26.47
2005 25.94
2006 25.42
2007 24.91
2008 24.40
2009 23.90
2010 23.41
2011 22.92
2012 22.44
2013 21.97
2014 21.51
2015 21.05
2016 20.60
2017 20.16
2018 19.72
2019 19.29
2020 18.87

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