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Email this page Printer friendly Last update: Nov 2009 Underweight disparities according to NCHS/WHO/CDC reference population Download File Country Year Age National (%) Gender (%) Residence (%) Household wealth quintile (%) Source Male Female Urban Rural Poorest 20% Poorer 20% Middle 20% Richer 20% Richest 20% Afghanistan 2003-04 6-59 mos. 39 38 40 47 50 National Micronutrient Survey 2004, Tables 5.1-5.3. Albania 2005 0-59 mos. 8 8 7 5 9 13 9 8 3 3 MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Algeria 2006 0-59 mos. 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 4 2 3 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Andorra Angola 2001 0-59 mos. 31 32 29 30 32 MICS 2001, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ. Antigua and Barbuda Argentina 2005-06 6-59 mos. 4 Encuesta Nacional de Nutrición y Salud 2005-06, Datos preliminares, Ministerio de Salud y Ambiente. Armenia 2005 0-59 mos. 4 2 6 4 4 5 4 4 7 1 DHS 2005, Final Report, Table 12.1, p. 140 Australia Austria Azerbaijan 2006 0-59 mos. 10 9 10 6 13 17 11 9 3 4 DHS 2006, Final report, Table C.7, p. 263 Bahamas Bahrain 1995 0-59 mos. 9 7 11 Family Health Survey, Final report, p.192. Bangladesh 2007 0-59 mos. 46 44 49 40 48 56 51 46 45 32 DHS 2007, Final report, Table D.1, p. 263 Barbados Belarus 2005 0-59 mos. 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Belgium Belize 2006 0-59 mos. 6 5 7 4 8 MICS 2006, Final report, Table NU. 1, p. 54 Benin 2006 0-59 mos. 23 24 21 18 25 DHS 2006, Preliminary Report, Table 11, p. 26 Bhutan 1999 6-59 mos. 19 20 17 National Anthropometric Survey of Under-Five Children in Bhutan 1999, Ministry of Health, Division of Health Services, with additional analysis by WHO. Bolivia 2008 0-59 mos. 6 6 6 4 9 DHS 2008, Preliminary report, Table 5.4, p. 23 Bosnia Herzegovina 2005 0-59 mos. 2 2 1 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Botswana 2000 0-59 mos. 13 13 13 12 14 MICS 2000, Final report, Table 13, p. 47. Brazil 1996 0-59 mos. 6 6 5 5 9 DHS 1996, Final report, p. 41. Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso 2006 0-59 mos. 37 38 37 26 41 44 41 39 39 24 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Burundi 2005 0-59 mos. 39 22 41 ISTEEBU, Rapport de l'Enquête Nationale de Nutrition de la Population 2005, Table 7, p. 24 Cambodia 2005 0-59 mos. 36 35 36 35 36 43 40 34 34 23 DHS 2005, Final Report, Table 15.1, p. 167 Cameroon 2006 0-59 mos. 19 21 17 11 26 35 21 18 10 6 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Canada Cape Verde 2006 6-59 months 9 9 9 Questionário Unificado de Indicadores Básicos de Bem-Estar, INE, 2006, Tab 27 Central African Republic 2006 0-59 mos. 29 31 26 26 30 30 31 29 30 22 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Chad 2004 0-59 mos. 37 37 37 30 38 48 35 37 36 29 DHS 2004, Final Report, Table 12.5, pp. 204-5 Chile 2005 0-71 mos. Estado Nutriciónal de Ni?os 2005, Departamento de Estadísticas e Información de Salud, Ministerio de Salud. China 2005 0-59 mos. 7 2 9 China CDC, The Report on 2005 Food and Nurtrition Surveillance & Mid-term Evaluation for NPA, Table 1, p. 3 Colombia 2005 3-59 mos. 7 7 7 6 10 12 7 6 4 3 DHS 2005, Final Report, Tables 11.9.1 and 11.9.2, pp. 269-270 Comoros 2004 0-59 mos. 25 28 21 Enquête Intégrale Auprès des Ménages (EIM) 2004, Table 10, p. 19. Congo 2005 0-59 mos. 14 15 14 10 18 19 19 14 11 5 DHS 2005, Final Report, Table 11.10, p. 173 Congo, Dem. Rep.: Zaire 2007 0-59 months 31 33 30 24 36 34 35 35 30 20 DHS 2007, Final report, Table C.7, p. 352 Cook Islands Costa Rica 1996 0-71 mos. 5 6 4 4 7 National Nutrition Survey 1996, Ministry of Health. Cote d'Ivoire 2006 0-59 mos. 20 22 19 13 24 26 24 23 14 10 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Croatia 1995-96 0-71 mos. Growth Monitoring of Pre-School Children 1997, UNICEF, Tables 1-3. Cuba 2005 0-59 mos. 4 4 5 National Survey of the Nutrition and Food Hygiene Institute 2005 Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti 2007 6-59 months 33 34 33 30 42 Rapport d'enquête sur l’état de nutrition des enfants de 6 à 59 mois en République de Djibouti, Tables 3.3.1.1, 3.3.1.2, pp. 25-26 Dominica Dominican Republic 2007 0-59 months 4 4 4 4 5 7 5 3 2 2 DHS 2007, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ May 2009 Ecuador 2004 0-59 mos. 9 9 10 8 11 CEPAR, ENDEMAIN 2004, Tables 12.9 & 12.11 Egypt 2008 0-59 months 8 8 7 7 8 9 8 7 6 7 DHS 2008, Final report, Table E.1, p. 317 (Appendix E) El Salvador 2002-03 3-59 mos. 10 10 11 7 13 Encuesta Nacional de Salud Familiar (FESAL) 2002/2003, Final report, Tables 13.18, 13.21 and 13.24, pp. 353, 356 and 359. Equatorial Guinea 2000 0-59 mos. 19 19 18 15 21 MICS 2000, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ. Eritrea 2002 0-59 mos. 40 41 39 29 45 49 47 42 34 20 DHS 2002, Final Report, Table 10.10, p. 179 Estonia Ethiopia 2005 0-59 mos. 38 39 38 23 40 43 44 38 35 29 DHS 2005, Final Report, Table 11.11, p. 160 Fiji Finland France Gabon 2000 0-59 mos. 12 13 11 10 17 DHS 2000, Final Report, Table 9.5, p. 170 Gambia 2006 0-59 mos. 20 21 20 15 23 26 23 21 16 14 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Georgia 2005 0-59 months 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 2 2 MICS 2005, Final report, Table NU.1, p. 7 Germany Ghana 2006 0-59 mos. 18 18 17 12 21 25 21 20 11 8 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Greece Grenada Guatemala 2002 3-59 mos. 23 23 23 16 26 Encuesta Nacional de Salud, Materno Infantil (ENSMI) 2002, p.193-94. Guinea 2008 0-59 months 26 27 26 20 29 30 28 26 24 24 Enquête Nationale sur l'état nutritionnel et le suivi des indicateurs de Survie de l'Enfant (ENENSE), Table 6.11a Guinea Bissau 2006 0-59 mos. 19 19 20 13 22 21 21 24 17 10 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Guyana 2000 0-59 mos. 14 14 13 10 15 MICS 2000, Table 14, p. 58. Haiti 2006 0-59 mos. 22 22 22 15 26 27 28 25 17 8 DHS 2006, Final Report, Table 11.12, p. 166 Holy See Honduras 2006 0-59 mos. 11 11 12 6 15 22 14 9 4 2 DHS 2006, Final Report, Table 11.6, p. 192 Hungary Iceland India 2005-06 0-59 months 48 46 49 38 51 61 55 47 40 25 National Family Health Survey 2005-06, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, September 2008 Indonesia 2003 0-59 mos. 28 25 30 National Socio-Economic Survey (SUSENAS) 2003, Table 16, pp. 86-88. Iran 1998 0-59 mos. 11 12 10 10 14 Anthropometric and Nutrition Indicators Survey 1998. Iraq 2006 6-59 mos. 8 8 7 7 8 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica 2004 0-59 mos. 4 4 4 5 Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions 2004, Interim report, Tables D1-D5. Japan Jordan 2002 0-59 mos. 4 4 5 4 7 DHS 2002, Final Report, Table 10.7, p. 133 Kazakhstan 2006 0-59 mos. 4 4 4 3 5 5 5 5 4 1 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Kenya 2005-2006 6-59 months 21 23 19 23 13 Kenya Integrated Houshold Budget Survey (KIHBS), Table 6, p. 106 Kiribati Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 2004 0-71 mos. 23 24 23 National Nutrition Assessment 2004, Table 11, p. 29. Korea, Republic of Kuwait 1996 0-59 mos. 10 10 9 Kuwait Family Health Survey, Final report, p. 192. Kyrgyzstan 2006 0-59 mos. 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Lao PDR 2006 0-59 months 37 37 38 26 39 44 38 40 33 18 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, June 2008 Latvia Lebanon 2004 0-59 mos. 4 PAPFAM 2004, Table 12, p. 34. Lesotho 2004 0-59 mos. 20 19 21 16 20 27 24 19 14 11 DHS 2004, Final Report, Table 10.12, p. 174 Liberia 2007 0-59 months 24 25 23 21 25 27 26 26 20 18 DHS 2007, Final report, Table C.7, pp. 278-279 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 1995 0-59 mos. 5 5 4 4 6 PAPCHILD, MCH Survey 1995, Principle report, pp. 36, 38-39. Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia 2006 0-59 mos. 2 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 1 1 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Madagascar 2003-04 0-59 mos. 42 41 38 35 41 46 44 40 34 29 DHS 2003-04, Final Report, Table 9.14, p. 183 Malawi 2006 0-59 mos. 19 20 19 16 20 23 21 20 18 14 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Malaysia 2003 0-59 mos. 8 19 19 16 23 Family Health 2003, KKK210. Maldives 2001 0-59 mos. 30 31 30 MICS 2001, Table 5.5. Mali 2006 0-59 months 32 33 31 DHS 2006, Final report, Table C.7, p. 366 Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania 2007 0-59 months 30 31 29 20 37 40 39 31 21 13 MICS 2007, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ July 2008 Mauritius 1995 0-59 mos. 15 Survey on Nutrition in Mauritius and Rodrigues 1995, Final report, Ministry of Health. Mexico 1998-99 0-59 mos. 5 8 7 6 12 Informe de la Encuesta Nacional de Nutricion II 1998-89, Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica. Micronesia (Federated States of) Moldova 2005 0-59 mos. 4 3 5 3 5 7 7 3 3 1 DHS 2005, Final Report, Table 11.10, p. 155 Monaco Mongolia 2005 0-59 mos. 6 6 7 6 7 8 9 6 5 4 MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Montenegro 2005 0-59 mos. 3 4 2 3 2 6 3 2 0 2 MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Morocco 2003-04 0-59 mos. 10 10 10 7 14 17 11 9 8 4 DHS 2003-04, Final Report, Table 10.8, p. 147 Mozambique 2008 0-59 months 18 20 15 13 19 23 23 19 13 7 MICS 2008, Statistical Table NU.1 Myanmar 2003 0-59 mos. 32 31 32 25 34 MICS 2003, Table 13, p. 39. Namibia 2006 0-59 months 21 21 21 15 25 27 28 22 16 9 DHS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ May 2009 Nauru Nepal 2006 0-59 mos. 39 38 40 23 41 47 46 42 31 19 DHS 2006, Final Report, Table 12.11, p. 194 Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua 2006-07 0-59 months 7 7 7 5 9 11 7 6 2 2 DHS 2006-07, Preliminary report, Table 11, p. 44 Niger 2006 0-59 mos. 44 45 44 27 47 48 47 49 47 30 DHS 2006, Final Report, Table 11.14, p. 196 Nigeria 2003 0-59 mos. 29 29 28 22 32 35 38 31 27 13 DHS 2003, Final Report, Table 11.10, p. 165 Niue Norway Occupied Palastinian Territory 2006 0-59 mos. 3 3 3 3 3 PCBS, Palestinian Family Health Survey 2006, Preliminary Report, Tables 20-22, pp. 52-54 Oman 1998 0-59 mos. 18 18 18 National PEM Survey 1998, Ministry of Health, WHO, UNICEF, with additional WHO analysis. Pakistan 2001-02 0-59 mos. 38 38 36 35 39 National Nutrition Survey 2001-02, Final report (Draft), pp. 41-2. Palau Panama 1997 0-59 mos. 8 8 8 Encuesta de Niveles de Vida 1997, Ministerio de Economica y Finanzas. Papua New Guinea 2005 6-59 months 26 28 25 18 28 National Micronutrient Survey 2005, Tables 3.1.1-3.1.6, pp. 12-19 Paraguay 2005 0-59 months 4 5 3 3 6 9 4 3 1 0 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. Table 8, p. 38 Peru 2004-06 0-59 months 5 6 5 2 9 12 7 3 0 1 DHS 2004-06, Final report, Table 10.9.1, p. 168 Philippines 2003 0-59 mos. 8 National Nutrition Surveys (ENRI) 2003, Preliminary report. Poland Portugal Qatar 1995 0-71 mos. 6 7 5 National Nutritional Assessment 1996. Romania 2002 0-59 mos. 3 3 3 3 3 National Nutrition Survey 2002. Russian Federation 1995 0-59 mos. 3 3 3 Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey 1995, UNC Chapel Hill. Rwanda 2005 0-59 mos. 23 23 22 16 24 31 26 22 22 10 DHS 2005, Final Report, Table 10.12, p. 149 Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe 2006 0-59 mos. 9 9 9 8 11 13 9 11 8 5 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Saudi Arabia 1996 0-59 mos. 14 17 12 Family Health Survey 1996, Final report, p. 191. Senegal 2005 0-59 mos. 17 16 18 10 22 26 22 20 8 6 DHS 2005, Final Report, Table.10.13, p. 204 Serbia 2005 0-59 mos. 2 2 2 2 1 4 2 1 0 2 MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Seychelles Sierra Leone 2005 0-59 mos. 30 32 29 23 33 36 32 31 30 21 MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Singapore 2000 0-59 mos. 3 4 3 WHO Database, citing National Healthcare Group Polyclinics Anthropometric Growth Charts for Singapore Preschool Children 2000. Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia 2006 0-59 mos. 36 37 34 23 43 48 46 40 26 16 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 South Africa 2003 0-59 months 12 13 11 12 11 DHS 2003, Final report, Table 8.6, p. 150 Spain Sri Lanka 2000 3-59 mos. 29 29 30 19 32 DHS 2000, Final Report, Table 9.9, p. 200 Sudan 2006 0-59 months 31 32 30 36 37 34 27 18 Sudan Household Health Survey 2006, Table 6.1, p. 59 Suriname 2006 0-59 months 10 10 10 12 8 10 10 8 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, June 2008 Swaziland 2006-07 0-59 months 5 6 5 5 6 8 4 5 6 4 DHS 2006-07, Final report, Table 11.1, p. 142 Sweden Switzerland Syria 2006 0-59 mos. 10 11 9 9 10 13 10 10 7 8 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Tajikistan 2005 0-59 mos. 17 18 17 17 17 22 18 18 14 14 MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Tanzania 2004-05 0-59 mos. 22 22 22 17 23 25 26 23 20 12 DHS 2004-05, Final Report, Table 11.11, pp. 198-9 Thailand 2005 0-59 mos. 9 9 10 6 11 15 10 10 6 4 MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Timor-Leste 2003 0-59 mos. 46 46 45 42 48 18 0 14 0 10 DHS 2003, Final Report, Table 13.12, p. 207 Togo 2006 0-59 mos. 26 27 25 16 32 37 33 26 18 15 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Tonga Trinidad & Tobago 2000 0-59 mos. 6 7 5 MICS 2000, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ. Tunisia 2006 0-59 months 3 3 3 MICS 2006, Final report, Table 16, pp. 62-63 Turkey 2008 0-59 months 3 2 5 DHS 2008, Preliminary report, Table 21, p. 29 Turkmenistan 2005 0-59 mos. 11 12 10 9 12 12 15 10 12 5 MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Tuvalu Uganda 2006 0-59 months 20 21 20 14 21 25 21 22 21 11 DHS 2006, Final report, Table D.1, pp. 337-338 Ukraine 2002 6-39 mos. 1 1 1 National Micronutrients Survey 2004. United Arab Emirates 1995 0-59 mos. 14 16 13 Family Health Survey 1995, Final report, p. 190. United Kingdom United States 1999-02 24-59 mos. 2 2 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 1994-95 0-59 mos. 4 4 5 Budget and Planning Office 1994-95. Uzbekistan 2006 0-59 mos. 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 5 4 3 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007 Vanuatu 2007 0-59 months 16 18 13 15 16 18 21 14 12 13 MICS 2007, Final report, Table NU.1, p. 22 Venezuela 2004 0-59 mos. 5 5 5 Instituto Nacional de Nutrición (INN)-SISVAN, Clasificación Antropométrica Nutricional de Niños y Niñas Menores de 5 Años Según Griterios Internacionales, 2004, p. 17. Viet Nam 2006 0-59 months 20 21 19 12 22 29 25 17 16 10 MICS 2006, Final report, Table NU.1, p. 137 Yemen 2003 0-59 mos. 46 46 45 37 48 Family Health Survey 2003, Tables 12.1-12.3, pp. 127-28. Zambia 2007 0-59 months 19 21 18 17 20 21 22 21 17 14 DHS 2007, Final report, Table D.1, p. 352 Zimbabwe 2005-06 0-59 months 17 17 16 11 18 21 19 15 15 9 DHS 2005-06, Final report, Table 11.12, p. 168

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