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                    UNICEF Global Database on Child Malnutrition
              Underweight Prevalence by Gender and Residence (%)
                           Based on NCHS Reference Population

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Country Year Age Gender Residence Source
Male Female Urban Rural
Afghanistan2003-046-59 mos.38.340.447.250.0National Micronutrient Survey 2004, Tables 5.1-5.3.
Albania20050-59 mos.8.16.84.99.0MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007
Algeria20060-59 mos.3.83.63.14.4MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007
Andorra----
Angola20010-59 mos.31.929.229.732.4MICS 2001, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ.
Antigua and Barbuda----
Argentina2005-066-59 mos.----Encuesta Nacional de Nutrición y Salud 2005-06, Datos preliminares, Ministerio de Salud y Ambiente.
Armenia20050-59 mos.2.46.03.84.3DHS 2005, Final Report, Table 12.1, p. 140
Australia----
Austria----
Azerbaijan20013-59 mos.5.97.95.87.8Reproductive Health Survey 2001, Final report, pp.113-116.
Bahamas----
Bahrain19950-59 mos.7.410.7--Family Health Survey, Final report, p.192.
Bangladesh20040-59 mos.46.448.742.248.8DHS 2004, Final Report, Table 11.7, p. 179
Barbados----
Belarus20050-59 mos.1.01.00.71.7MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007
Belgium----
Belize20020-59 mos.5.88.95.58.9LSMS 2002, Final Report, Table 6-12
Benin20060-59 mos.24.320.818.424.9DHS 2006, Preliminary Report, Table 11, p. 26
Bhutan19996-59 mos.20.117.2--National Anthropometric Survey of Under-Five Children in Bhutan 1999, Ministry of Health, Division of Health Services, with additional analysis by WHO.
Bolivia20030-59 mos.7.37.84.811.1DHS 2003, Final Report, Table 10.9.1, p. 217
Bosnia Herzegovina20050-59 mos.1.71.22.21.1MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007
Botswana20000-59 mos.12.512.511.513.6MICS 2000, Final report, Table 13, p. 47.
Brazil19960-59 mos.5.95.44.69.2DHS 1996, Final report, p. 41.
Brunei Darussalam----
Bulgaria----
Burkina Faso20060-59 mos.38.336.526.040.8MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007
Burundi20050-59 mos.--21.840.8ISTEEBU, Rapport de l'Enquête Nationale de Nutrition de la Population 2005, Table 7, p. 24
Cambodia20050-59 mos.35.335.834.735.7DHS 2005, Final Report, Table 15.1, p. 167
Cameroon20060-59 mos.21.217.311.225.6MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007
Canada----
Cape Verde----
Central African Republic20060-59 mos.30.726.226.230.0MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007
Chad20040-59 mos.36.736.829.938.3DHS 2004, Final Report, Table 12.5, pp. 204-5
Chile20050-71 mos.----Estado Nutriciónal de Ni?os 2005, Departamento de Estadísticas e Información de Salud, Ministerio de Salud.
China20050-59 mos.--1.88.6China CDC, The Report on 2005 Food and Nurtrition Surveillance & Mid-term Evaluation for NPA, Table 1, p. 3
Colombia20053-59 mos.7.26.75.69.7DHS 2005, Final Report, Tables 11.9.1 and 11.9.2, pp. 269-270
Comoros20040-59 mos.28.421.1--Enquête Intégrale Auprès des Ménages (EIM) 2004, Table 10, p. 19.
Congo20050-59 mos.14.913.99.618.4DHS 2005, Final Report, Table 11.10, p. 173
Congo, Dem. Rep.: Zaire20010-59 mos.32.929.222.035.5MICS 2001, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ.
Cook Islands----
Costa Rica19960-71 mos.6.24.04.16.7National Nutrition Survey 1996, Ministry of Health.
Cote d'Ivoire20060-59 mos.21.618.813.024.4MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007
Croatia1995-960-71 mos.----Growth Monitoring of Pre-School Children 1997, UNICEF, Tables 1-3.
Cuba20000-59 mos.3.94.03.74.6MICS 2000, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ.
Cyprus----
Czech Republic----
Denmark----
Djibouti20060-59 mos.30.826.828.345.5MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007
Dominica----
Dominican Republic20060-59 mos.--5.35.3ONE, ENHOGAR 2006, Table 3.1 ~ 3.2, pp. 18 ~ 19
Ecuador20040-59 mos.8.99.97.811.3CEPAR, ENDEMAIN 2004, Tables 12.9 & 12.11
Egypt20050-59 mos.6.85.56.56.0DHS 2005, Final Report, Table 14.1, p. 172
El Salvador2002-033-59 mos.9.611.06.913.2Encuesta Nacional de Salud Familiar (FESAL) 2002/2003, Final report, Tables 13.18, 13.21 and 13.24, pp. 353, 356 and 359.
Equatorial Guinea20000-59 mos.18.818.315.020.9MICS 2000, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ.
Eritrea20020-59 mos.40.538.829.144.9DHS 2002, Final Report, Table 10.10, p. 179
Estonia----
Ethiopia20050-59 mos.38.937.922.939.7DHS 2005, Final Report, Table 11.11, p. 160
Fiji----
Finland----
France----
Gabon20000-59 mos.12.910.910.016.8DHS 2000, Final Report, Table 9.5, p. 170
Gambia20060-59 mos.20.520.114.723.4MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007
Georgia19990-59 mos.3.82.31.74.5MICS 1999, Final report, Table 21.
Germany----
Ghana20060-59 mos.18.317.111.521.4MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007
Greece----
Grenada----
Guatemala20023-59 mos.22.522.916.225.9Encuesta Nacional de Salud, Materno Infantil (ENSMI) 2002, p.193-94.
Guinea20050-59 mos.26.724.918.428.0DHS 2005, Final Report, Table 10.10, p. 169
Guinea Bissau20060-59 mos.18.919.912.822.2MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007
Guyana20000-59 mos.14.412.810.314.9MICS 2000, Table 14, p. 58.
Haiti20060-59 mos.22.421.915.425.5DHS 2006, Final Report, Table 11.12, p. 166
Holy See----
Honduras20060-59 mos.11.211.66.214.8DHS 2006, Final Report, Table 11.6, p. 192
Hungary----
Iceland----
India20050-59 mos.41.943.132.745.6National Family Health Survey (NFHS III) 2005 - 2006, Latest update via email from MOH
Indonesia20030-59 mos.--25.330.0National Socio-Economic Survey (SUSENAS) 2003, Table 16, pp. 86-88.
Iran19980-59 mos.11.99.79.613.7Anthropometric and Nutrition Indicators Survey 1998.
Iraq20066-59 mos.7.97.37.18.4MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007
Ireland----
Israel----
Italy----
Jamaica20040-59 mos.4.04.1-4.6Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions 2004, Interim report, Tables D1-D5.
Japan----
Jordan20020-59 mos.4.14.73.57.4DHS 2002, Final Report, Table 10.7, p. 133
Kazakhstan20060-59 mos.4.33.63.05.1MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007
Kenya20030-59 mos.22.017.712.621.3DHS 2003, Final Report, Table 10.7, p. 165
Kiribati----
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of20040-71 mos.24.222.6--National Nutrition Assessment 2004, Table 11, p. 29.
Korea, Republic of----
Kuwait19960-59 mos.10.39.2--Kuwait Family Health Survey, Final report, p. 192.
Kyrgyzstan20060-59 mos.3.92.93.43.4MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007
Lao People's Dem. Rep20000-59 mos.40.040.433.842.0MICS 2000, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2004.
Latvia----
Lebanon20040-59 mos.----PAPFAM 2004, Table 12, p. 34.
Lesotho20040-59 mos.18.920.816.020.4DHS 2004, Final Report, Table 10.12, p. 174
Liberia1999-20000-59 mos.30.022.819.830.0National Nutrition Survey 1999-2000, Ministry of Health/UNICEF/CHAL, Table 6.9, p. 82.
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya19950-59 mos.5.04.44.25.9PAPCHILD, MCH Survey 1995, Principle report, pp. 36, 38-39.
Liechtenstein----
Lithuania----
Luxembourg----
Macedonia20060-59 mos.2.32.32.42.2MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007
Madagascar2003-040-59 mos.41.237.835.040.5DHS 2003-04, Final Report, Table 9.14, p. 183
Malawi20060-59 mos.20.318.516.419.8MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007
Malaysia 20030-59 mos.19.418.516.022.6Family Health 2003, KKK210.
Maldives20010-59 mos.30.929.9--MICS 2001, Table 5.5.
Mali20010-59 mos.34.032.320.237.1DHS 2001, Final Report, Table 9.14, p. 157
Malta----
Marshall Islands----
Mauritania 2000-010-59 mos.32.431.226.735.9DHS 2000-01, Final Report, Table 8.5, p. 142
Mauritius19950-59 mos.----Survey on Nutrition in Mauritius and Rodrigues 1995, Final report, Ministry of Health.
Mexico1998-990-59 mos.7.97.15.512.0Informe de la Encuesta Nacional de Nutricion II 1998-89, Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica.
Micronesia (Federated States of)----
Moldova20050-59 mos.3.45.22.65.1DHS 2005, Final Report, Table 11.10, p. 155
Monaco----
Mongolia20050-59 mos.5.96.65.67.0MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007
Montenegro20050-59 mos.3.71.63.21.7MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007
Morocco2003-040-59 mos.10.410.06.514.1DHS 2003-04, Final Report, Table 10.8, p. 147
Mozambique20030-59 mos.24.722.615.227.1DHS 2003, Final Report, Table 10.10, p. 179
Myanmar20030-59 mos.31.132.425.333.5MICS 2003, Table 13, p. 39.
Namibia20000-59 mos.23.624.416.326.7DHS 2000, Final Report, Table 10.6, p. 152
Nauru----
Nepal20060-59 mos.37.539.723.140.7DHS 2006, Final Report, Table 12.11, p. 194
Netherlands----
New Zealand----
Nicaragua20013-59 mos.10.19.16.113.2DHS 2001, Final Report, Table 10.9.1, p. 243
Niger20060-59 mos.45.043.827.347.3DHS 2006, Final Report, Table 11.14, p. 196
Nigeria20030-59 mos.29.228.122.231.8DHS 2003, Final Report, Table 11.10, p. 165
Niue----
Norway----
Occupied Palastinian Territory20060-59 mos.2.73.12.73.0PCBS, Palestinian Family Health Survey 2006, Preliminary Report, Tables 20-22, pp. 52-54
Oman19980-59 mos.17.717.9--National PEM Survey 1998, Ministry of Health, WHO, UNICEF, with additional WHO analysis.
Pakistan2001-020-59 mos.37.936.334.638.7National Nutrition Survey 2001-02, Final report (Draft), pp. 41-2.
Palau----
Panama19970-59 mos.7.88.3--Encuesta de Niveles de Vida 1997, Ministerio de Economica y Finanzas.
Papua New Guinea----
Paraguay2000/20010-59 mos.3.75.6--Encuesta Integrada de Hogares (DGEEC) 2000/01, Table 1.
Peru20040-59 mos.7.97.23.112.4DHS 2004, Preliminary Report, Table 5.4, p. 25
Philippines20030-59 mos.30.031.3--National Nutrition Surveys (ENRI) 2003, Preliminary report.
Poland----
Portugal----
Qatar19950-71 mos.6.94.7--National Nutritional Assessment 1996.
Romania20020-59 mos.3.03.32.83.0National Nutrition Survey 2002.
Russian Federation19950-59 mos.2.83.3--Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey 1995, UNC Chapel Hill.
Rwanda 20050-59 mos.22.922.116.223.5DHS 2005, Final Report, Table 10.12, p. 149
Saint Kitts and Nevis----
Saint Lucia----
Saint Vincent and Grenadines----
Samoa----
San Marino----
Sao Tome and Principe20060-59 mos.9.19.37.511.4MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007
Saudi Arabia19960-59 mos.16.511.9--Family Health Survey 1996, Final report, p. 191.
Senegal20050-59 mos.16.418.49.721.5DHS 2005, Final Report, Table.10.13, p. 204
Serbia20050-59 mos.1.61.71.91.2MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007
Seychelles----
Sierra Leone20050-59 mos.31.829.223.332.7MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007
Singapore20000-59 mos.3.53.2--WHO Database, citing National Healthcare Group Polyclinics Anthropometric Growth Charts for Singapore Preschool Children 2000.
Slovakia----
Slovenia----
Solomon Islands----
Somalia20060-59 mos.36.734.322.843.0MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007
South Africa199912-59 mos.10.013.29.014.1National Food Consumption Survey (NFCS) 1999, with additional WHO analysis.
Spain----
Sri Lanka20003-59 mos.29.029.819.432.2DHS 2000, Final Report, Table 9.9, p. 200
Sudan (North)20000-59 mos.41.639.736.045.4MICS 2000, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ.
Suriname20000-59 mos.14.312.310.713.8MICS 2000, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ.
Swaziland20000-59 mos.10.69.97.710.9MICS 2000, Table 15, p. 12.
Sweden----
Switzerland----
Syria20060-59 mos.10.78.69.410.0MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007
Tajikistan20050-59 mos.17.617.117.217.4MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007
Tanzania2004-050-59 mos.22.121.517.022.9DHS 2004-05, Final Report, Table 11.11, pp. 198-9
Thailand20050-59 mos.9.09.65.610.7MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007
Timor-Leste20030-59 mos.46.345.341.948.0DHS 2003, Final Report, Table 13.12, p. 207
Togo20060-59 mos.26.725.316.432.2MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007
Tonga----
Trinidad & Tobago20000-59 mos.6.85.0--MICS 2000, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ.
Tunisia20000-59 mos.3.84.12.36.2MICS 2000, Preliminary report, Table 5.13
Turkey20030-59 mos.3.24.72.85.9DHS 2003, Final Report, Table 12.6, p. 149
Turkmenistan20050-59 mos.11.910.19.411.8MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007
Tuvalu----
Uganda20060-59 mos.20.819.913.721.1DHS 2006, Preliminary Report, Table 14, p. 21
Ukraine20026-39 mos.0.71.3--National Micronutrients Survey 2004.
United Arab Emirates19950-59 mos.16.112.8--Family Health Survey 1995, Final report, p. 190.
United Kingdom----
United States1999-0224-59 mos.1.51.3--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.
Uruguay1994-950-59 mos.4.34.5--Budget and Planning Office 1994-95.
Uzbekistan20060-59 mos.4.85.44.75.2MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007
Vanuatu----
Venezuela20040-59 mos.5.35.1--Instituto Nacional de Nutrición (INN)-SISVAN, Clasificación Antropométrica Nutricional de Niños y Niñas Menores de 5 Años Según Griterios Internacionales, 2004, p. 17.
Vietnam20040-59 mos.26.726.521.230.8Nutrition Survey of Mothers and Children 2004, National Institute of Nutrition, p. 90.
Yemen20030-59 mos.46.045.136.747.9Family Health Survey 2003, Tables 12.1-12.3, pp. 127-28.
Zambia20043-59 mos.22.019.016.022.0Living Conditions Monitoring Survey 2004, Table 15.6, p. 153.
Zimbabwe20050-59 mos.17.116.211.318.4DHS 2005, Preliminary Report, Table 11, p. 19


Region Gender Residence
Male Female Urban Rural
Sub-Saharan Africa28271930
Middle East/North Africa16151018
South Asia42433445
East Asia Pacific1617714
Latin America87512
CEE4436
Developing world26261428