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Share of children who are underweight

Name: Share of children who are underweight by country, 2024
Creator: Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-Dem
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

% · higher is better · 162 countries

Year

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2024

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League table

6 shown

1Burundi28.3%
2Sri Lanka17.1%
3Mali15%
4Lesotho12.5%
5Zimbabwe9.6%
6Ecuador4.9%

Share of children who are underweight