| # | Flag | Country | Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height (% of children under 5)Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height (% of children under 5) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 9.9% | 2010 | |
| 2 | Djibouti | 9.1% | 2012 | |
| 3 | India | 7.5% | 2015 | |
| 4 | Indonesia | 6.7% | 2013 | |
| 5 | Papua New Guinea | 6.5% | 2010 | |
| 6 | Albania | 5.9% | 2009 | |
| 7 | Madagascar | 5.6% | 2004 | |
| 8 | Syria | 5.5% | 2009 | |
| 9 | Yemen | 5.2% | 2013 | |
| 10 | Somalia | 5.2% | 2009 | |
| 11 | Egypt | 4.8% | 2014 | |
| 12 | Sudan | 4.5% | 2014 | |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 4.5% | 2005 | |
| 14 | Comoros | 4.4% | 2012 | |
| 15 | Gambia | 4.3% | 2013 | |
| 16 | Sierra Leone | 4.3% | 2013 | |
| 17 | Chad | 4.2% | 2015 | |
| 18 | Eritrea | 4.2% | 2010 | |
| 19 | Tajikistan | 4.1% | 2012 | |
| 20 | Afghanistan | 4% | 2013 | |
| 21 | Ukraine | 3.8% | 2000 | |
| 22 | Iraq | 3.6% | 2011 | |
| 23 | Mauritania | 3.5% | 2015 | |
| 24 | Mali | 3.4% | 2015 | |
| 25 | Pakistan | 3.3% | 2012 | |
| 26 | Botswana | 3.2% | 2007 | |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 3.1% | 2014 | |
| 28 | Solomon Islands | 3.1% | 2015 | |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | 3% | 2016 | |
| 30 | Nigeria | 2.9% | 2016 | |
| 31 | Guinea | 2.9% | 2016 | |
| 32 | Libya | 2.9% | 2007 | |
| 33 | Lebanon | 2.9% | 2004 | |
| 34 | Ethiopia | 2.9% | 2016 | |
| 35 | Namibia | 2.8% | 2013 | |
| 36 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | 2.8% | 2013 | |
| 37 | Maldives | 2.6% | 2009 | |
| 38 | Republic of the Congo | 2.6% | 2015 | |
| 39 | Zambia | 2.5% | 2013 | |
| 40 | Oman | 2.4% | 2014 | |
| 41 | Philippines | 2.4% | 2011 | |
| 42 | Mozambique | 2.3% | 2011 | |
| 43 | Cambodia | 2.3% | 2014 | |
| 44 | Tonga | 2.1% | 2012 | |
| 45 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.1% | 2011 | |
| 46 | Fiji | 2% | 2004 | |
| 47 | Barbados | 2% | 2012 | |
| 48 | Liberia | 2% | 2013 | |
| 49 | Bhutan | 2% | 2010 | |
| 50 | East Timor | 1.9% | 2013 | |
| 51 | Niger | 1.9% | 2016 | |
| 52 | Laos | 1.9% | 2011 | |
| 53 | Central African Republic | 1.9% | 2010 | |
| 54 | Nepal | 1.8% | 2016 | |
| 55 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.7% | 2011 | |
| 56 | Guyana | 1.7% | 2014 | |
| 57 | Tunisia | 1.7% | 2012 | |
| 58 | Uzbekistan | 1.7% | 2006 | |
| 59 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.6% | 2012 | |
| 60 | Armenia | 1.5% | 2016 | |
| 61 | Togo | 1.5% | 2014 | |
| 62 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.4% | 2014 | |
| 63 | Vietnam | 1.4% | 2015 | |
| 64 | Iran | 1.4% | 2011 | |
| 65 | Algeria | 1.4% | 2012 | |
| 66 | Burkina Faso | 1.4% | 2016 | |
| 67 | Thailand | 1.4% | 2016 | |
| 68 | Haiti | 1.3% | 2012 | |
| 69 | Cameroon | 1.3% | 2014 | |
| 70 | Gabon | 1.3% | 2012 | |
| 71 | Myanmar | 1.3% | 2016 | |
| 72 | Bulgaria | 1.3% | 2004 | |
| 73 | Uganda | 1.3% | 2016 | |
| 74 | Seychelles | 1.2% | 2012 | |
| 75 | Ivory Coast | 1.2% | 2016 | |
| 76 | Montenegro | 1.2% | 2013 | |
| 77 | Senegal | 1.2% | 2016 | |
| 78 | Tanzania | 1.2% | 2015 | |
| 79 | Jamaica | 1.1% | 2004 | |
| 80 | Samoa | 1.1% | 2014 | |
| 81 | Vanuatu | 1.1% | 2013 | |
| 82 | Azerbaijan | 1.1% | 2013 | |
| 83 | Turkmenistan | 1.1% | 2015 | |
| 84 | Kazakhstan | 1.1% | 2015 | |
| 85 | Serbia | 1.1% | 2014 | |
| 86 | Morocco | 1% | 2011 | |
| 87 | Angola | 1% | 2016 | |
| 88 | Zimbabwe | 1% | 2015 | |
| 89 | Czech Republic | 1% | 2001 | |
| 90 | Kenya | 0.9% | 2014 | |
| 91 | Benin | 0.9% | 2014 | |
| 92 | Bolivia | 0.9% | 2016 | |
| 93 | Burundi | 0.9% | 2016 | |
| 94 | Tuvalu | 0.9% | 2007 | |
| 95 | Suriname | 0.8% | 2010 | |
| 96 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.8% | 2014 | |
| 97 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 0.8% | 2014 | |
| 98 | Dominican Republic | 0.8% | 2013 | |
| 99 | China | 0.7% | 2010 | |
| 100 | Romania | 0.7% | 2002 | |
| 101 | Nicaragua | 0.7% | 2012 | |
| 102 | Jordan | 0.7% | 2012 | |
| 103 | Saint Lucia | 0.7% | 2012 | |
| 104 | Ghana | 0.7% | 2014 | |
| 105 | North Korea | 0.6% | 2012 | |
| 106 | Peru | 0.6% | 2016 | |
| 107 | Georgia | 0.6% | 2009 | |
| 108 | South Africa | 0.6% | 2016 | |
| 109 | Lesotho | 0.6% | 2014 | |
| 110 | Ecuador | 0.6% | 2014 | |
| 111 | Malawi | 0.6% | 2015 | |
| 112 | Rwanda | 0.6% | 2015 | |
| 113 | Kuwait | 0.6% | 2014 | |
| 114 | Belarus | 0.6% | 2005 | |
| 115 | Moldova | 0.5% | 2012 | |
| 116 | Belize | 0.5% | 2015 | |
| 117 | Singapore | 0.5% | 2000 | |
| 118 | Brunei | 0.4% | 2009 | |
| 119 | Brazil | 0.4% | 2007 | |
| 120 | Mongolia | 0.4% | 2013 | |
| 121 | Swaziland | 0.4% | 2014 | |
| 122 | Turkey | 0.4% | 2013 | |
| 123 | El Salvador | 0.4% | 2014 | |
| 124 | Mexico | 0.4% | 2015 | |
| 125 | Paraguay | 0.4% | 2016 | |
| 126 | Panama | 0.3% | 2008 | |
| 127 | Honduras | 0.3% | 2012 | |
| 128 | Argentina | 0.2% | 2005 | |
| 129 | Colombia | 0.2% | 2010 | |
| 130 | Japan | 0.2% | 2010 | |
| 131 | Nauru | 0.2% | 2007 | |
| 132 | Republic of Macedonia | 0.2% | 2011 | |
| 133 | Guatemala | 0.1% | 2015 | |
| 134 | South Korea | 0.1% | 2010 | |
| 135 | Germany | 0.1% | 2005 | |
| 136 | Australia | 0% | 2007 | |
| 137 | Uruguay | 0% | 2011 | |
| 138 | United States | 0% | 2012 |