Prevalence of underweight weight for age male percentage of children under 5

Prevalence of underweight, male, is the percentage of boys under age 5 whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. The data are based on the WHO's new child growth standards released in 2006.Source:

#	Country	Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male (% of children under 5)Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male (% of children under 5)	Year
1	Yemen	40.9%	2013
2	Madagascar	39.2%	2004
3	East Timor	39%	2013
4	Niger	38.7%	2012
5	Eritrea	38.1%	2010
6	Pakistan	34.1%	2012
7	Afghanistan	32.7%	2004
8	Bangladesh	32.3%	2014
9	Burundi	32%	2010
10	Djibouti	31.2%	2012
11	South Sudan	30.4%	2010
12	Chad	30%	2015
13	India	30%	2014
14	Nepal	29.8%	2011
15	Mali	29.7%	2006
16	Papua New Guinea	29%	2011
17	Sudan	28.1%	2006
18	Burkina Faso	27.7%	2010
19	Laos	26.8%	2011
20	Central African Republic	26.1%	2010
21	Sri Lanka	25.7%	2012
22	Democratic Republic Of Congo	25.7%	2013
23	Ethiopia	24.8%	2014
24	Somalia	24.6%	2009
25	Cambodia	23.4%	2014
26	Myanmar	23%	2009
27	Benin	22.7%	2006
28	Mauritania	21.8%	2012
29	Nigeria	21.3%	2014
30	Indonesia	20.5%	2013
31	Philippines	19.4%	2013
32	Sierra Leone	19.2%	2013
33	Guinea-Bissau	19.1%	2010
34	Ivory Coast	18.8%	2012
35	Maldives	18.4%	2009
36	Solomon Islands	18.1%	1989
37	Mozambique	17.5%	2011
38	Kenya	17.3%	2009
39	Guinea	17.3%	2012
40	Gambia	17.3%	2013
41	Kiribati	17.2%	2009
42	Togo	17.1%	2014
43	Comoros	16.8%	2012
44	Liberia	16.8%	2013
45	Angola	16.6%	2007
46	São Tomé and Príncipe	16.6%	2008
47	Zambia	16.2%	2013
48	Lesotho	16%	2009
49	Cameroon	15.8%	2011
50	North Korea	15.5%	2012
51	Uganda	15.4%	2011
52	Malawi	15.2%	2010
53	Namibia	15.1%	2013
54	Tanzania	14.2%	2011
55	Vanuatu	14.1%	2007
56	Senegal	13.8%	2014
57	Tajikistan	13.6%	2012
58	South Africa	13.6%	2004
59	Bhutan	13.4%	2010
60	Republic of the Congo	13.3%	2011
61	Malaysia	13.2%	2006
62	Guatemala	13.1%	2015
63	Rwanda	12.9%	2010
64	Guyana	12.8%	2009
65	Zimbabwe	12.5%	2014
66	Haiti	12.5%	2012
67	Botswana	12.1%	2007
68	Vietnam	11.8%	2010
69	Syria	11.5%	2009
70	Brunei	10.8%	2009
71	Ghana	10.7%	2014
72	Thailand	9.9%	2012
73	Iraq	9.4%	2011
74	Oman	8.9%	2009
75	Gabon	7.9%	2012
76	Egypt	7.7%	2014
77	Honduras	7.7%	2012
78	Ecuador	7.1%	2012
79	Swaziland	6.7%	2010
80	Albania	6.6%	2009
81	El Salvador	6.5%	2008
82	Libya	6.3%	2007
83	Suriname	6.2%	2010
84	Saudi Arabia	6.1%	2005
85	Equatorial Guinea	5.9%	2010
86	Belize	5.7%	2011
87	Nicaragua	5.6%	2006
88	Lebanon	5.4%	2004
89	Mongolia	5.3%	2010
90	Fiji	4.9%	2004
91	Azerbaijan	4.9%	2013
92	Bolivia	4.9%	2008
93	Ukraine	4.8%	2000
94	Uruguay	4.8%	2011
95	Armenia	4.7%	2010
96	Uzbekistan	4.6%	2006
97	Trinidad and Tobago	4.4%	2000
98	Romania	4%	2002
99	Dominican Republic	3.9%	2013
100	Kazakhstan	3.7%	2010
101	Kyrgyzstan	3.7%	2012
102	Singapore	3.6%	2000
103	Japan	3.5%	2010
104	Colombia	3.5%	2010
105	China	3.5%	2010
106	Kuwait	3.5%	2014
107	Jordan	3.4%	2012
108	Peru	3.3%	2014
109	Tunisia	3.2%	2012
110	Turkmenistan	3.2%	2006
111	Algeria	3.1%	2012
112	Morocco	3.1%	2011
113	Hungary	2.9%	1984
114	Paraguay	2.8%	2012
115	Panama	2.8%	2008
116	Jamaica	2.8%	2012
117	Mexico	2.8%	2012
118	Czech Republic	2.5%	2001
119	Barbados	2.5%	2012
120	Argentina	2.4%	2005
121	Brazil	2.2%	2007
122	Netherlands	2.2%	1980
123	Tonga	2.1%	2012
124	Moldova	2.1%	2012
125	Canada	1.8%	1971
126	Turkey	1.8%	2013
127	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1.8%	2012
128	Serbia	1.5%	2010
129	Republic of Macedonia	1.5%	2011
130	Belarus	1.5%	2005
131	Georgia	1.3%	2009
132	Bulgaria	1.3%	2004
133	Montenegro	1.1%	2013
134	Germany	0.9%	2005
135	South Korea	0.9%	2010
136	Costa Rica	0.6%	2008
137	Chile	0.6%	2014
138	United States	0.5%	2012
139	Greece	0.3%	2003

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