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Email this page Printer friendly Last update: Jan 2012 Nutritional status Download File  Country Year Age Underweight (moderate and severe) Underweight (severe) Stunting (moderate and severe) Wasting (moderate and severe) Source Afghanistan 2003-2004 6-59 months 33 12 59 9 National Micronutrient Survey 2004, Tables 5.1-5.3. Albania 2008-2009 0-59 months 5 2 19 9 DHS 2008-2009, Final report, Table 11.12, p. 175 Algeria 2006 0-59 months 3 1 15 4 MICS 2006, Preliminary report, Table NU.1, p. 38 Andorra Angola 2007 6-59 months 16 7 29 8 National Nutrition Survey 2007, Table 5 Antigua and Barbuda Argentina 2005-2006 6-59 months 2 0 8 1 Encuesta Nacional de Nutrición y Salud 2005-06, Datos preliminares, Ministerio de Salud y Ambiente. Armenia 2010 0-59 months 5 1 19 4 DHS 2010, Preliminary report, Table 12, p. 20 Australia Austria Azerbaijan 2006 0-59 months 8 2 25 7 DHS 2006, Final report, Table 12.1, p. 138 Bahamas Bahrain 1995 0-59 months Family Health Survey, Final Report, p.192. Bangladesh 2007 0-59 months 41 12 43 17 DHS 2007, Final report, Table 11.1, p. 148 Barbados Belarus 2005 0-59 months 1 1 4 2 MICS 2005, reanalysed by UNICEF HQ, Nov 2007 Belgium Belize 2006 0-59 months 4 1 22 2 MICS 2006, reanalysed by UNICEF HQ May 2009 Benin 2006 0-59 months 18 5 43 8 DHS 2006, Final report, Table 12.1, p. 172 Bhutan 2010 0-59 months 13 3 34 6 MICS 2010, Preliminary report, Table NU.1 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2008 0-59 months 4 1 27 1 DHS 2008, Final report, Table 11.9.2, p. 213 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2005 0-59 months 1 0 10 4 MICS 2005, reanalysed by UNICEF HQ, Nov 2007 Botswana 2007 0-59 months 11 4 31 7 Family Health Survey 2007, additional calculation by UNICEF HQ Brazil 2006 0-59 months 2 7 2 MOH, PNDS 2006, Table 1, p. 255 Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso 2010 0-59 months 26 7 35 11 Burkina Faso Annual Nutrition Survey 2010, Table 13, p. 27 Burundi 2010 0-59 months 29 8 58 6 DHS 2010, Preliminary report, Table 11, p. 18 Cambodia 2010 0-59 months 28 7 40 11 DHS 2010, Preliminary report, Table 13, p. 28 Cameroon 2006 0-59 months 16 5 36 7 MICS 2006, reanalysed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008 Canada Cape Verde 2006 6-59 months Questionário Unificado de Indicadores Básicos de Bem-Estar, INE, 2006, Tab 27 Central Africa Republic 2006 0-59 months 24 8 43 12 MICS 2006, reanalysed by UNICEF HQ, Nov 2007 Chad 2010 0-59 months 30 13 39 16 MICS 2010, Preliminary report, Table NU.1 Chile 2006 0-71 months Ministerio de Salud. Departamento de Estadísticas de Salud. Anexo Salud2 China 2008 0-59 months 4 10 3 China CDC, Nutritional status of children 0-5 years in China 2008, additional calculation by WHO Colombia 2010 0-59 months 3 1 13 1 DHS 2010, Final report, Table 11.10.1, p. 296 Comoros 2004 0-59 months Enquête Intégrale Auprès des Ménages (EIM) 2004, Table 10, p. 19. Congo 2005 0-59 months 11 3 30 8 DHS 2005, reanalysed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2010 0-59 months 24 8 43 9 MICS 2010, Final report, Table NU.1 Cook Islands 1997 0-59 months South Pacific Islands Regional Millennium Development Goals Report 2004, Table 1.1, p. 24. Costa Rica 2008-2009 0-59 months 1 6 1 National Nutrition Survey (ENN) 2008-2009, additional calculation by WHO Côte d’Ivoire 2006 0-59 months 16 5 40 8 MICS 2006, reanalysed by UNICEF HQ, Nov 2007 Croatia 1995-1996 12-71 months Growth Monitoring of Pre-School Children 1997, UNICEF, Tables 1-3. Cuba 2005 0-59 months National Survey of the Nutrition and Food Hygiene Institute 2005 Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti 2010 6-59 months 23 5 31 10 SMART survey 2010, Tables 7.4.1-3, p. 36 Dominica Dominican Republic 2007 0-59 months 7 2 18 3 DHS 2007, Final report, Table 6.1, p. 77 Ecuador 2004 0-59 months 6 CEPAR, ENDEMAIN 2004, Tables 12.9 & 12.11. Egypt 2008 0-59 months 6 1 29 7 DHS 2008, Final report, Table 14.1, p. 185 El Salvador 2008 3-59 months 6 1 19 1 FESAL 2008. Tables 12.19-12.24, pp. 376-381 Equatorial Guinea 2000 0-59 months 16 5 43 9 MICS 2000, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ. Eritrea 2002 0-59 months 35 13 44 15 DHS 2002, reanalysed by WHO Nov 2007 Estonia Ethiopia 2005 0-59 months 33 11 51 12 DHS 2005, Final Report, reanalysed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008 Fiji Finland France Gabon 2000 0-59 months 8 2 25 4 DHS 2000, reanalysed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008 Gambia 2010 0-59 months 18 4 24 10 MICS 2010, Preliminary report, Table NU.1 Georgia 2009 0-59 months 1 1 11 2 National nutrition survey 2009, Tables 45 - 49, pp. 75 - 80 Germany Ghana 2008 0-59 months 14 3 28 9 DHS 2008, Final report, Table 11.1, p. 181 Greece Grenada Guatemala 2008-2009 3-59 months 13 48 1 ENSMI 2008-09 final, additional calculation by WHO Guinea 2008 0-59 months 21 7 40 8 Enquête Nationale sur l'état nutritionnel et le suivi des indicateurs de Survie de l'Enfant (ENENSE), Table 6.10a Guinea-Bissau 2010 0-59 months 18 5 32 6 MICS 2010, Preliminary report, Table NU.1 Guyana 2009 0-59 months 11 2 18 5 DHS 2009, Preliminary report, Table 6.2, p. 27 Haiti 2006 0-59 months 18 6 29 10 DHS 2006, reanalysed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008 Holy See Honduras 2005-2006 0-59 months 8 1 29 1 DHS 2006, reanalysed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008 Hungary Iceland India 2005-2006 0-59 months 43 16 48 20 NFHS 2005-06, Final report, Table 10.1, p. 270 Indonesia 2007 0-59 months 18 5 37 14 Basic Health Research 2007, Tables 3.1, 3.4, pp. 35, 39 Iran 2004 0-59 months Anthropometric and Nutrition Indicators Survey 2004 Iraq 2006 0-59 months 6 2 26 6 MICS 2006, reanalysed by UNICEF HQ Nov 2007 Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica 2007 0-59 months 2 4 2 Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions 2007, Table D-1, Appendix Japan Jordan 2009 0-59 months 2 0 8 2 DHS 2009, Final report, Table 8.1, p. 82 Kazakhstan 2006 0-59 months 4 1 17 5 MICS 2006, reanalysed by UNICEF HQ, Nov 2007 Kenya 2008-2009 0-59 months 16 4 35 7 DHS 2008-2009, Final report, Table 11.1, p. 143 Kiribati 1999 0-59 months South Pacific Islands Regional Millennium Development Goals Report 2004, Table 1.1, p. 24. Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2009 0-59 months 19 4 32 5 MICS 2009, Final report, Table NU.1 Republic of Korea Kuwait 1996 0-59 months Kuwait Family Health Survey, Final Report, p. 192. Kyrgystan 2006 0-59 months 2 0 18 3 MICS 2006, reanalysed by UNICEF HQ, Nov 2007 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 2006 0-59 months 31 9 48 7 MICS 2006, reanalysed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008 Latvia Lebanon 2004 0-59 months PAPFAM 2004, Table 12, p. 34. Lesotho 2009 0-59 months 13 2 39 4 DHS 2009, Final report, Table 11.1, p. 133 Liberia 2010 6-59 months 15 2 42 3 Food Security and Nutrition Survey 2010, Table 5.1, p. 81 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 1995 0-59 months 4 21 4 PAPCHILD, MCH Survey 1995, reanalysed by WHO Nov 2007 Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 2006 0-59 months 2 0 11 3 MICS 2006, reanalysed by UNICEF HQ, Nov 2007 Madagascar 2008-2009 0-59 months 50 DHS 2008-2009, Final report, Table 11.12, p. 203 Malawi 2010 0-59 months 13 3 47 4 DHS 2010, Preliminary report, Table 10, p. 21 Malaysia 2006 0-59 months 13 17 Nutritional Status of Children below Five Years in Malaysia: Anthropometric Analyses from the Third National Health and Morbidity Survey III (NHMS, 2006). Maldives 2009 0-59 months 17 3 19 11 DHS 2009, Final report, Table 11.1, p. 118 Mali 2006 0-59 months 27 10 38 15 DHS 2006, Final report, Table 11.1, p. 175 Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania 2010 6-59 months 15 3 23 7 SMART survey 2010, Table 29, p. 51 Mauritius 1995 0-59 months Survey on Nutrition in Mauritius and Rodrigues 1995, Final Report, Ministry of Health. Mexico 2006 0-59 months 3 16 2 Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2006, p. 89, additional analysis by WHO Micronesia (Federated States of) 1997 0-59 months South Pacific Islands Regional Millennium Development Goals Report 2004, Table 1.1, p. 24. Republic of Moldova 2005 0-59 months 3 1 10 5 DHS 2005, reanalysed by UNICEF HQ May 2009 Monaco Mongolia 2005 0-59 months 5 1 27 3 MICS 2005, reanalysed by UNICEF HQ Nov 2007 Montenegro 2005 0-59 months 2 1 7 4 MICS 2005, reanalysed by UNICEF HQ, Nov 2007 Morocco 2003-2004 0-59 months 9 2 23 10 DHS 2003-04, reanalysed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008 Mozambique 2008 0-59 months 18 5 44 4 MICS 2008, Final report, Table 5.1 Myanmar 2009-2010 0-59 months 23 6 35 8 MICS 2009-2010, Final report, Table NU.1 Namibia 2006-2007 0-59 months 17 4 29 8 DHS 2006-07, Final report, Table 12.1, pp. 149-150 Nauru 2007 0-59 months 5 1 24 1 DHS 2007, Preliminary report, Table 11.3 Nepal 2006 0-59 months 39 11 49 13 DHS 2006, Final Report, Table 12.11, p. 194 Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua 2006-2007 0-59 months 6 1 22 1 ENDESA 2006-07, Final report, Table 9.6.1, p. 313 Niger 2010 6-59 months 40 14 47 16 National Nutrition Survey 2010 October, Tables 4, 10, Annex 10, pp. 20, 27, 49 Nigeria 2008 0-59 months 23 9 41 14 DHS 2008, Final report, Table 11.1, p. 165 Niue Norway Occupied Palestinian Territory 2006 0-59 months Palestinian Family Health Survey 2006, Preliminary Report, Tables 20-22, pp. 52-54. Oman 2008 0-59 months 9 10 7 National PEM Survey 2008, additional calculation by WHO Pakistan 2001-2002 0-59 months 31 13 42 14 National Nutrition Survey 2001-02, reanalysed by WHO Nov 2007 Palau Panama 2008 0-60 months 4 19 1 Encuesta de Niveles de Vida 2008, Tables 2, 4, 6, pp. 14, 20, 27 Papua New Guinea 2005 6-59 months 18 5 43 5 National Micronutrient Survey 2005, Tables 3.1.1-3.1.6, pp. 12-19 Paraguay 2005 0-59 months 3 18 1 Análisis de la situación de salud infantil y antropometría en menores de 5 años. Paraguay EPH 2005. Marta Cristina Sanabria. Informe de consultoría. PNUD Paraguay Peru 2010 0-59 months 4 1 24 1 DHS 2010, Final report, Table 10.9.1A, p. 266 Philippines 2008 0-60 months 22 32 7 FNRI, 7th National Nutrition Survey 2008, p. 62 Poland Portugal Qatar 1995 0-71 months National Nutritional Assessment 1996. Romania 2002 0-59 months 4 1 13 4 National Nutrition Survey 2002, reanalysed by WHO Jan 2007 Russian Federation 1995 0-59 months Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey 1995, UNC Chapel Hill. Rwanda 2010 0-59 months 11 2 44 3 DHS 2010, Preliminary report, Table 11, p. 21 Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe 2008-2009 0-59 months 13 3 29 11 DHS 2008-2009, Final report, Table 11.1, p. 159 Saudi Arabia 1996 0-59 months Family Health Survey 1996, Final Report, p. 191. Senegal 2005 0-59 months 14 4 19 9 DHS 2005, reanalysed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008 Serbia 2005 0-59 months 1 0 7 4 MICS 2005, reanalysed by UNICEF HQ, Nov 2007 Seychelles Sierra Leone 2008 0-59 months 21 7 36 10 DHS 2008, Final report, Table 11.1, p. 145 Singapore 2000 0-59 months 3 0 4 4 WHO Database, citing National Healthcare Group Polyclinics Anthropometric Growth Charts for Singapore Preschool Children 2000. Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands 2007 0-59 months 12 2 33 4 DHS 2007, Preliminary report, Table 11.3 Somalia 2006 0-59 months 32 12 42 13 MICS 2006, reanalysed by UNICEF HQ Nov 2007 South Africa 2008 0-59 months 9 24 5 National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS) 2008, additional calculation by WHO Spain Sri Lanka 2006-2007 0-59 months 21 4 17 15 DHS 2006-2007, Final report, Table 11.1, p. 159 Sudan 2006 0-59 months 27 10 40 16 Sudan Household Health Survey 2006, reanalysed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008 Suriname 2006 0-59 months 7 1 11 5 MICS 2006, reanalysed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008 Swaziland 2010 0-59 months 6 1 31 1 MICS 2010, Preliminary report, Table NU.1 Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic 2009 0-59 months 10 28 12 PAPFAM 2009, additional calculation by WHO Tajikistan 2007 0-59 months 15 6 39 7 LSMS 2007, Table 2.1, p. 13 United Republic of Tanzania 2010 0-59 months 16 4 42 5 DHS 2010, Final report, Table 11.1, p. 165 Thailand 2005-2006 0-59 months 7 1 16 5 MICS 2005-06, reanalysed by UNICEF HQ Nov 2007 Timor-Leste 2009-2010 0-59 months 45 15 58 19 DHS 2009-2010, Final report, Table 12.1, p. 149 Togo 2010 0-59 months 17 4 30 5 MICS 2010, Preliminary report, Table NU.1 Tonga Trinidad and Tobago 2000 0-59 months MICS 2000, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ. Tunisia 2006 0-59 months 3 9 3 MICS 2006, additional calculation by WHO Turkey 2008 0-59 months 2 0 12 1 DHS 2008, Final report, Table E.1, p. 258 Turkmenistan 2005 0-59 months 8 2 19 7 MICS 2005, reanalysed by UNICEF HQ, Nov 2007 Tuvalu 2007 0-59 months 2 0 10 3 DHS 2007, Preliminary report, Table 10 Uganda 2006 0-59 months 16 4 38 6 DHS 2006, Final report, Table 12.1, p. 155 Ukraine 2002 6-39 months National Micronutrients Survey 2004. United Arab Emirates 1995 0-59 months Family Health Survey 1995, Final Report, p. 190. United Kingdom United States 1999-2002 24-59 months 1 0 3 0 WHO Database citing Hedley AA et al, "Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among US Children, Adolescents and Adults 1999-2002" JAMA 2004, 291:2847-50. Uruguay 2002 0-59 months 5 2 15 2 SISVEN - Ministerio de Salud Pública 2002, with additional analysis by WHO Uzbekistan 2006 0-59 months 4 1 19 4 MICS 2006, reanalysed by UNICEF HQ Nov 2007 Vanuatu 2007 0-59 months MICS 2007, Final report, Table NU.1, p. 22 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2007 0-59 months 4 16 5 INN, SISVAN 2007, additional calculation by WHO Viet Nam 2008 0-59 months 20 31 10 Annual National Nutrition Monitoring 2008, additional calculation by WHO Yemen 2003 0-59 months 43 19 58 15 Family Health Survey 2003, reanalysed by WHO May 2009 Zambia 2007 0-59 months 15 3 45 5 DHS 2007, Final report, Table 11.1, p. 162 Zimbabwe 2010-2011 0-59 months 10 2 32 3 DHS 2010-2011, Preliminary report, Table 11, p. 18 Regional summaries Africa 19 6 38 9 Sub-Saharan Africa 20 7 39 9 Eastern and Southern Africa 15 4 39 6 West and Central Africa 23 8 40 11 Middle East and North Africa 11 4 28 9 Asia 27 13 34 13 South Asia 42 15 47 19 East Asia and Pacific 10 -- 19 6 Latin America and Caribbean 4 -- 15 2 CEE/CIS -- -- -- -- Developing world 18* 9 29* 10 Least developed world 25 8 41 10 World 16* 9 27* 10 *: Averages of underweight and stunting prevalence for "Developing world" and "World" are based on a multi-level regression model. 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