| # | Flag | Country | Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female (% of children under 5)Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female (% of children under 5) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eritrea | 39.4% | 2010 | |
| 2 | Yemen | 39% | 2013 | |
| 3 | Niger | 37.1% | 2012 | |
| 4 | East Timor | 36.3% | 2013 | |
| 5 | Madagascar | 34.5% | 2004 | |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 33.5% | 2014 | |
| 7 | Afghanistan | 33% | 2004 | |
| 8 | Pakistan | 29.1% | 2012 | |
| 9 | India | 28.7% | 2014 | |
| 10 | Djibouti | 28.5% | 2012 | |
| 11 | Nepal | 28.4% | 2011 | |
| 12 | Chad | 27.6% | 2015 | |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 26.8% | 2012 | |
| 14 | Papua New Guinea | 26.7% | 2011 | |
| 15 | Laos | 26.2% | 2011 | |
| 16 | Burundi | 26.1% | 2010 | |
| 17 | Mali | 26% | 2006 | |
| 18 | Sudan | 25.9% | 2006 | |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 25.7% | 2014 | |
| 20 | Cambodia | 25% | 2014 | |
| 21 | Burkina Faso | 24.7% | 2010 | |
| 22 | South Sudan | 24.5% | 2010 | |
| 23 | Myanmar | 22.1% | 2009 | |
| 24 | Somalia | 21.3% | 2009 | |
| 25 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | 21.1% | 2013 | |
| 26 | Central African Republic | 20.9% | 2010 | |
| 27 | Philippines | 20.5% | 2013 | |
| 28 | Indonesia | 19.4% | 2013 | |
| 29 | Nigeria | 18.3% | 2014 | |
| 30 | Benin | 17.6% | 2006 | |
| 31 | Mauritania | 17.2% | 2012 | |
| 32 | Maldives | 17.2% | 2009 | |
| 33 | Guinea-Bissau | 17.1% | 2010 | |
| 34 | Sierra Leone | 17.1% | 2013 | |
| 35 | Comoros | 17% | 2012 | |
| 36 | Gambia | 15.5% | 2013 | |
| 37 | Kenya | 15.5% | 2009 | |
| 38 | Togo | 15.2% | 2014 | |
| 39 | Guinea | 15.2% | 2012 | |
| 40 | North Korea | 15% | 2012 | |
| 41 | Angola | 14.6% | 2007 | |
| 42 | Cameroon | 14.5% | 2011 | |
| 43 | Solomon Islands | 14.2% | 1989 | |
| 44 | Mozambique | 13.6% | 2011 | |
| 45 | Liberia | 13.5% | 2013 | |
| 46 | Zambia | 13.4% | 2013 | |
| 47 | Tajikistan | 13.1% | 2012 | |
| 48 | Tanzania | 12.9% | 2011 | |
| 49 | Uganda | 12.8% | 2011 | |
| 50 | Ivory Coast | 12.8% | 2012 | |
| 51 | Malaysia | 12.7% | 2006 | |
| 52 | Malawi | 12.6% | 2010 | |
| 53 | Kiribati | 12.4% | 2009 | |
| 54 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 12.3% | 2008 | |
| 55 | Bhutan | 12.3% | 2010 | |
| 56 | Vietnam | 12.1% | 2010 | |
| 57 | Guatemala | 12% | 2015 | |
| 58 | Senegal | 11.8% | 2014 | |
| 59 | Ghana | 11.6% | 2014 | |
| 60 | Namibia | 11.3% | 2013 | |
| 61 | Lesotho | 11.1% | 2009 | |
| 62 | Haiti | 10.7% | 2012 | |
| 63 | Rwanda | 10.4% | 2010 | |
| 64 | Republic of the Congo | 10.3% | 2011 | |
| 65 | Botswana | 10.2% | 2007 | |
| 66 | Zimbabwe | 9.8% | 2014 | |
| 67 | South Africa | 9.6% | 2004 | |
| 68 | Guyana | 9.4% | 2009 | |
| 69 | Vanuatu | 9% | 2007 | |
| 70 | Syria | 8.7% | 2009 | |
| 71 | Brunei | 8.5% | 2009 | |
| 72 | Thailand | 8.4% | 2012 | |
| 73 | Oman | 8.3% | 2009 | |
| 74 | Turkmenistan | 7.4% | 2006 | |
| 75 | Iraq | 7.4% | 2011 | |
| 76 | El Salvador | 6.7% | 2008 | |
| 77 | Belize | 6.6% | 2011 | |
| 78 | Honduras | 6.5% | 2012 | |
| 79 | Albania | 6% | 2009 | |
| 80 | Nicaragua | 5.9% | 2006 | |
| 81 | Armenia | 5.9% | 2010 | |
| 82 | Fiji | 5.7% | 2004 | |
| 83 | Ecuador | 5.6% | 2012 | |
| 84 | Egypt | 5.4% | 2008 | |
| 85 | Suriname | 5.4% | 2010 | |
| 86 | Panama | 5.2% | 2008 | |
| 87 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.2% | 2010 | |
| 88 | Gabon | 5% | 2012 | |
| 89 | Swaziland | 5% | 2010 | |
| 90 | Azerbaijan | 4.9% | 2013 | |
| 91 | Libya | 4.8% | 2007 | |
| 92 | Barbados | 4.7% | 2012 | |
| 93 | Saudi Arabia | 4.5% | 2005 | |
| 94 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.3% | 2000 | |
| 95 | Uzbekistan | 4.3% | 2006 | |
| 96 | Uruguay | 4.2% | 2011 | |
| 97 | Dominican Republic | 4.1% | 2013 | |
| 98 | Mongolia | 4% | 2010 | |
| 99 | Bolivia | 4% | 2008 | |
| 100 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.7% | 2012 | |
| 101 | Kazakhstan | 3.6% | 2010 | |
| 102 | Ukraine | 3.5% | 2000 | |
| 103 | China | 3.3% | 2010 | |
| 104 | Japan | 3.3% | 2010 | |
| 105 | Colombia | 3.3% | 2010 | |
| 106 | Morocco | 3.1% | 2011 | |
| 107 | Algeria | 3% | 2012 | |
| 108 | Romania | 2.9% | 2002 | |
| 109 | Peru | 2.9% | 2014 | |
| 110 | Singapore | 2.9% | 2000 | |
| 111 | Mexico | 2.8% | 2012 | |
| 112 | Lebanon | 2.8% | 2004 | |
| 113 | Jordan | 2.6% | 2012 | |
| 114 | Kuwait | 2.6% | 2014 | |
| 115 | Paraguay | 2.3% | 2012 | |
| 116 | Moldova | 2.2% | 2012 | |
| 117 | Argentina | 2.2% | 2005 | |
| 118 | Jamaica | 2.1% | 2012 | |
| 119 | Turkey | 2.1% | 2013 | |
| 120 | Brazil | 2.1% | 2007 | |
| 121 | Bulgaria | 1.9% | 2004 | |
| 122 | Costa Rica | 1.8% | 2008 | |
| 123 | Canada | 1.7% | 1971 | |
| 124 | Serbia | 1.7% | 2010 | |
| 125 | Czech Republic | 1.6% | 2001 | |
| 126 | Hungary | 1.6% | 1984 | |
| 127 | Tunisia | 1.4% | 2012 | |
| 128 | Germany | 1.3% | 2005 | |
| 129 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.3% | 2012 | |
| 130 | Republic of Macedonia | 1.1% | 2011 | |
| 131 | Netherlands | 1.1% | 1980 | |
| 132 | Belarus | 1% | 2005 | |
| 133 | Georgia | 1% | 2009 | |
| 134 | Montenegro | 0.9% | 2013 | |
| 135 | United States | 0.4% | 2012 | |
| 136 | Chile | 0.4% | 2014 | |
| 137 | South Korea | 0.3% | 2010 | |
| 138 | Greece | 0.3% | 2003 |