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Email this page Printer friendly Last update: Nov 2009 Underweight: Nutritional status according to the WHO Child Growth Standards Download File Country Year Age Underweight Source Moderate & severe Severe Afghanistan 2003-04 6-59 months 33 12 National Micronutrient Survey 2004, Tables 5.1-5.3. Albania 2005 0-59 months 6 2 MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Algeria 2006 0-59 months 3 1 MICS 2006, Preliminary report, Table NU.1, p. 38 Andorra - - Angola 2007 6-59 months 16 7 National Nutrition Survey 2007, Table 5 Antigua and Barbuda - - Argentina 2005-06 6-59 months 2 0 Encuesta Nacional de Nutrición y Salud 2005-06, Datos preliminares, Ministerio de Salud y Ambiente. Armenia 2005 0-59 months 4 1 DHS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008 Australia - - Austria - - Azerbaijan 2006 0-59 months 8 2 DHS 2006, Final report, Table 12.1, p. 138 Bahamas - - Bahrain - - Bangladesh 2007 0-59 months 41 12 DHS 2007, Final report, Table 11.1, p. 148 Barbados - - Belarus 2005 0-59 months 1 1 MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, Nov 2007 Belgium - - Belize 2006 0-59 months 4 1 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ May 2009 Benin 2006 0-59 months 18 5 DHS 2006, Final report, Table 12.1, p. 172 Bhutan 1999 6-59 months 14 3 National anthropometric survey of under five children in Bhutan 1999, Re-analyzed by WHO, Jan 2007 Bolivia 2003 0-59 months 5 1 DHS 2003, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ May 2009 Bosnia Herzegovina 2005 0-59 months 1 0 MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, Nov 2007 Botswana 2000 0-59 months 11 - MICS 2000, Re-analyzed by WHO, Jan 2007 Brazil 2006 0-59 months 2 - MOH, PNDS 2006, Table 1, p. 255 Brunei Darussalam - - Bulgaria - - Burkina Faso 2006 0-59 months 32 14 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, Nov 2007 Burundi 2005 0-59 months 35 - Rapport de l'Enquête Nationale de Nutrition de la Population 2005, Re-analyzed by WHO Nov 2007 Cambodia 2005 0-59 months 28 7 DHS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008 Cameroon 2006 0-59 months 16 5 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008 Canada - - Cape Verde - - Central Africa Rep. 2006 0-59 months 24 8 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, Nov 2007 Chad - - Chile - - China 2005 0-59 months 6 - China CDC, The Report on 2005 Food and Nutrition Surveillance & Mid-term Evaluation for NPA, Re-analyzed by WHO Nov 2007 Colombia 2005 3-59 months 5 2 DHS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008 Comoros 2000 0-59 months 21 9 DHS 2000, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008 Congo 2005 0-59 months 11 3 DHS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008 Congo, Dem. Rep. 2007 0-59 months 25 8 DHS 2007, Final report, Table 11.1, p. 155 Cook Islands - - Costa Rica - - Cote d'Ivoire 2006 0-59 months 16 5 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, Nov 2007 Croatia - - Cuba - - Cyprus - - Czech Republic - - Denmark - - Djibouti 2007 6-59 months 31 9 Rapport d'enquête sur l’état de nutrition des enfants de 6 à 59 mois en République de Djibouti, Appendix 6, p. 53 Dominica - - Dominique Republic 2007 0-59 months 7 2 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 DHS 2008, Final report, Table 14.1, p. 185 El Salvador 2008 3-59 months 6 - FESAL 2008, Abstract report, p. 33 Equatorial Guinea - - Eritrea 2002 0-59 months 35 - DHS 2002, Re-analyzed by WHO Nov 2007 Estonia - - Ethiopia 2005 0-59 months 33 11 DHS 2005, Final Report, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008 Fiji - - Finland - - France - - Gabon 2000 0-59 months 8 2 DHS 2000, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008 Gambia 2006 0-59 months 16 4 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, Nov 2007 Georgia 2005 0-59 months 2 1 MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Nov 2007 Germany - - Ghana 2008 0-59 months 14 3 DHS 2008, Preliminary report, Table 13, p. 26 Greece - - Grenada - - Guatemala 2002 3-59 months 18 - Encuesta Nacional de Salud, Materno Infantil (ENSMI) 2002, Re-analyzed by WHO Nov 2007 Guinea 2008 0-59 months 21 7 Enquête Nationale sur l'état nutritionnel et le suivi des indicateurs de Survie de l'Enfant (ENENSE), Table 6.10a Guinea-Bissau 2006 0-59 months 15 4 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Nov 2007 Guyana 2006 0-59 months 10 3 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, June 2008 Haiti 2006 0-59 months 18 6 DHS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008 Holy See - - Honduras 2005-06 0-59 months 8 1 DHS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008 Hungary - - Iceland - - India 2005-06 0-59 months 43 16 NFHS 2005-06, Final report, Table 10.1, p. 270 Indonesia 2007 0-59 months 18 5 Basic Health Research 2007, Tables 3.1, 3.4, pp. 35, 39 Iran - - Iraq 2006 0-59 months 6 2 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Nov 2007 Ireland - - Israel - - Italy - - Jamaica 2007 0-59 months 2 - Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions 2007, Table D-1, Appendix Japan - - Jordan - - Kazakhstan 2006 0-59 months 4 1 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, Nov 2007 Kenya 2003 0-59 months 16 4 DHS 2003, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ July 2008 Kiribati - - Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 2004 0-71 months 18 7 National Nutrition Assessment 2004, Re-analyzed by WHO Nov 2007 Korea, Republic of - - Kuwait - - Kyrgystan 2006 0-59 months 2 0 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, Nov 2007 Lao People's Dem. Rep 2006 0-59 months 31 9 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008 Latvia - - Lebanon - - Lesotho 2007 6-59 months 14 3 National Nutrition Survey 2007, Table 4.1.1.2, p. 23 Liberia 2007 0-59 months 19 6 DHS 2007, Final report, Table 11.1, p. 137 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 1995 0-59 months 4 - PAPCHILD, MCH Survey 1995, Re-analyzed by WHO Nov 2007 Liechtenstein - - Lithuania - - Luxembourg - - Macedonia 2006 0-59 months 2 0 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, Nov 2007 Madagascar 2003-04 0-59 months 36 12 DHS 2003-04, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008 Malawi 2006 0-59 months 15 3 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Nov 2007 Malaysia - - Maldives 2001 0-59 months 26 7 MICS 2001, Re-analyzed by WHO, Jan 2007 Mali 2006 0-59 months 27 10 DHS 2006, Final report, Table 11.1, p. 175 Malta - - Marshall Islands - - Mauritania 2008 6-59 months 24 7 Enquête rapidee sur la nutrition et la survie de l'enfant en Mauritanie avril 2008, Rapport Final, Table 21, p. 33 Mauritius - - Mexico 2005 0-59 months 3 - Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2006, p. 89. Micronesia (Federated States of) - - Moldova 2005 0-59 months 3 1 DHS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ May 2009 Monaco - - Mongolia 2005 0-59 months 5 1 MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Nov 2007 Montenegro 2005 0-59 months 2 1 MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, Nov 2007 Morocco 2003-04 0-59 months 9 2 DHS 2003-04, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008 Mozambique 2003 0-59 months 20 6 DHS 2003, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ July 2008 Myanmar 2003 0-59 months 30 9 MICS 2003, Re-analyzed by WHO Nov 2007 Namibia 2006-07 0-59 months 17 4 DHS 2006-07, Final report, Table 12.1, pp. 149-150 Nauru 2007 0-59 months 5 1 DHS 2007, Preliminary report, Table 11.3 Nepal 2006 0-59 months 39 11 DHS 2006, Final Report, Table 12.11, p. 194 Netherlands - - New Zealand - - Nicaragua 2006-2007 0-59 months 6 1 ENDESA 2006-07, Final report, Table 9.6.1, p. 313 Niger 2008 6-59 months 36 12 Nutrition et Survie de l'Enfant, Annexe 8, Tables 18, 20 Nigeria 2008 0-59 months 23 9 DHS 2008, Preliminary report, Table 10, p. 23 Niue - - Norway - - Occupied Palestinian Territory - - Oman 1998 0-59 months 13 - National PEM Survey 1998, Ministry of Health, WHO, UNICEF, with additional WHO analysis. Pakistan 2001-02 0-59 months 31 13 National Nutrition Survey 2001-02, Re-analyzed by WHO Nov 2007 Palau - - Panama 1997 0-59 months 6 - Encuesta de Niveles de Vida 1997, Re-analyzed by WHO Papua New Guinea 2005 6-59 months 18 5 National Micronutrient Survey 2005, Tables 3.1.1-3.1.6, pp. 12-19 Paraguay 2005 0-59 months 3 - 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 2004-06 0-59 months 6 1 DHS 2004-06, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008 Philippines 2003 0-59 months 21 5 National Nutrition Surveys (ENRI) 2003, Re-analyzed by WHO Nov 2007 Poland - - Portugal - - Qatar - - Romania 2002 0-59 months 4 - National Nutrition Survey 2002, Re-analyzed by WHO Jan 2007 Russian Federation - - Rwanda 2005 0-59 months 18 4 DHS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008 Saint Kitts and Nevis - - Saint Lucia - - Saint Vincent and Grenadines - - Samoa - - San Marino - - Sao Tome and Principe 2006 0-59 months 7 1 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, Nov 2007 Saudi Arabia - - Senegal 2005 0-59 months 14 4 DHS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008 Serbia 2005 0-59 months 1 0 MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, Nov 2007 Seychelles - - Sierra Leone 2008 0-59 months 21 7 DHS 2008, Preliminary report, Table 12, p. 22 Singapore 2000 0-59 months 3 - WHO Database, citing National Healthcare Group Polyclinics Anthropometric Growth Charts for Singapore Preschool Children 2000. Slovakia - - Slovenia - - Soloman Islands 2007 0-59 months 12 2 DHS 2007, Preliminary report, Table 11.3 Somalia 2006 0-59 months 32 12 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Nov 2007 South Africa - - Spain - - Sri Lanka 2006-2007 0-59 months 22 4 DHS 2006-07, Preliminary report Sudan 2006 0-59 months 27 10 Sudan Household Health Survey 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008 Suriname 2006 0-59 months 7 1 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008 Swaziland 2006-07 0-59 months 5 1 DHS 2006-07, Final report, Table 11.1, p. 142 Sweden - - Switzerland - - Syria 2006 0-59 months 9 2 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, Nov 2007 Tajikistan 2007 0-59 months 15 6 LSMS 2007, Table 2.1, p. 13 Tanzania 2004-05 0-59 months 17 - DHS 2004-05, Re-analyzed by WHO Apr 2008 Thailand 2005-06 0-59 months 7 1 MICS 2005-06, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Nov 2007 Timor-Leste 2002 0-59 months 41 15 MICS 2002, Re-analyzed by WHO, Mar 2007 Togo 2008 0-59 months 21 3 National survey on Nutrition, Mortality and Feeding Practice 2008, Tables 8, 12, 14, pp. 28-35 Tonga - - Trinidad & Tobago - - Tunisia - - Turkey - - Turkmenistan 2005 0-59 months 8 2 MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, Nov 2007 Tuvalu 2007 0-59 months 2 0 DHS 2007, Preliminary report, Table 10 Uganda 2006 0-59 months 16 4 DHS 2006, Final report, Table 12.1, p. 155 Ukraine - - United Arab Emirates - - United Kingdom - - United States 1999-02 24-59 months 1 - 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 - - Uzbekistan 2006 0-59 months 4 1 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Nov 2007 Vanuatu - - Venezuela - - Viet Nam 2000 0-59 months 27 6 MICS 2000, Re-analyzed by WHO, Mar 2007 Yemen 2003 0-59 months 42 - Family Health Survey 2003, Re-analyzed by WHO Nov 2007 Zambia 2007 0-59 months 15 3 DHS 2007, Final report, Table 11.1, p. 162 Zimbabwe 2005-06 0-59 months 12 3 DHS 2005-06, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ Jul 2008

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