| # | Flag | Country | Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5)Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eritrea | 38.8% | 2010 | |
| 2 | East Timor | 37.7% | 2013 | |
| 3 | Madagascar | 36.8% | 2004 | |
| 4 | India | 35.7% | 2015 | |
| 5 | Sudan | 33% | 2014 | |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 32.6% | 2014 | |
| 7 | Niger | 31.7% | 2016 | |
| 8 | Pakistan | 31.6% | 2012 | |
| 9 | Nigeria | 31.5% | 2016 | |
| 10 | Djibouti | 29.8% | 2012 | |
| 11 | Burundi | 29.3% | 2016 | |
| 12 | Chad | 28.8% | 2015 | |
| 13 | Papua New Guinea | 27.9% | 2010 | |
| 14 | South Sudan | 27.6% | 2010 | |
| 15 | Nepal | 27% | 2016 | |
| 16 | Laos | 26.5% | 2011 | |
| 17 | Afghanistan | 25% | 2013 | |
| 18 | Mali | 25% | 2015 | |
| 19 | Mauritania | 24.9% | 2015 | |
| 20 | Cambodia | 23.9% | 2014 | |
| 21 | Ethiopia | 23.6% | 2016 | |
| 22 | Central African Republic | 23.5% | 2010 | |
| 23 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | 23.4% | 2013 | |
| 24 | Somalia | 23% | 2009 | |
| 25 | Philippines | 21.5% | 2015 | |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 20.5% | 2016 | |
| 27 | Indonesia | 19.9% | 2013 | |
| 28 | Burkina Faso | 19.2% | 2016 | |
| 29 | Angola | 19% | 2016 | |
| 30 | Myanmar | 18.9% | 2016 | |
| 31 | Guinea | 18.3% | 2016 | |
| 32 | Sierra Leone | 18.1% | 2013 | |
| 33 | Benin | 18% | 2014 | |
| 34 | Maldives | 17.8% | 2009 | |
| 35 | Guinea-Bissau | 17% | 2014 | |
| 36 | Comoros | 16.9% | 2012 | |
| 37 | Gambia | 16.4% | 2013 | |
| 38 | Yemen | 16.3% | 2013 | |
| 39 | Togo | 16.2% | 2014 | |
| 40 | Mozambique | 15.6% | 2011 | |
| 41 | Solomon Islands | 15.5% | 2015 | |
| 42 | Liberia | 15.3% | 2013 | |
| 43 | North Korea | 15.2% | 2012 | |
| 44 | Kiribati | 14.9% | 2009 | |
| 45 | Zambia | 14.8% | 2013 | |
| 46 | Cameroon | 14.8% | 2014 | |
| 47 | Vietnam | 14.1% | 2015 | |
| 48 | Malaysia | 13.7% | 2016 | |
| 49 | Tanzania | 13.7% | 2015 | |
| 50 | Senegal | 13.5% | 2016 | |
| 51 | Tajikistan | 13.3% | 2012 | |
| 52 | Namibia | 13.2% | 2013 | |
| 53 | Mauritius | 13% | 1995 | |
| 54 | Bhutan | 12.8% | 2010 | |
| 55 | Ivory Coast | 12.8% | 2016 | |
| 56 | Guatemala | 12.6% | 2015 | |
| 57 | Republic of the Congo | 12.3% | 2015 | |
| 58 | Cape Verde | 11.8% | 1994 | |
| 59 | Malawi | 11.7% | 2015 | |
| 60 | Haiti | 11.6% | 2012 | |
| 61 | Botswana | 11.2% | 2007 | |
| 62 | Kenya | 11% | 2014 | |
| 63 | Ghana | 11% | 2014 | |
| 64 | Vanuatu | 10.7% | 2013 | |
| 65 | Uganda | 10.5% | 2016 | |
| 66 | Lesotho | 10.3% | 2014 | |
| 67 | Syria | 10.1% | 2009 | |
| 68 | Oman | 9.7% | 2014 | |
| 69 | Brunei | 9.6% | 2009 | |
| 70 | Rwanda | 9.3% | 2015 | |
| 71 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 8.8% | 2014 | |
| 72 | Guyana | 8.5% | 2014 | |
| 73 | Iraq | 8.5% | 2011 | |
| 74 | Zimbabwe | 8.4% | 2015 | |
| 75 | Bahrain | 7.6% | 1995 | |
| 76 | Honduras | 7.1% | 2012 | |
| 77 | Egypt | 7% | 2014 | |
| 78 | Thailand | 6.7% | 2016 | |
| 79 | Gabon | 6.5% | 2012 | |
| 80 | Albania | 6.3% | 2009 | |
| 81 | South Africa | 5.9% | 2016 | |
| 82 | Suriname | 5.8% | 2010 | |
| 83 | Swaziland | 5.8% | 2014 | |
| 84 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.6% | 2011 | |
| 85 | Libya | 5.6% | 2007 | |
| 86 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.5% | 2011 | |
| 87 | Saudi Arabia | 5.3% | 2005 | |
| 88 | Fiji | 5.3% | 2004 | |
| 89 | Ecuador | 5.1% | 2014 | |
| 90 | El Salvador | 5% | 2014 | |
| 91 | Azerbaijan | 4.9% | 2013 | |
| 92 | Nauru | 4.8% | 2007 | |
| 93 | Qatar | 4.8% | 1995 | |
| 94 | Nicaragua | 4.6% | 2012 | |
| 95 | Belize | 4.6% | 2015 | |
| 96 | Uzbekistan | 4.4% | 2006 | |
| 97 | Lebanon | 4.2% | 2004 | |
| 98 | Ukraine | 4.1% | 2000 | |
| 99 | Iran | 4.1% | 2011 | |
| 100 | Dominican Republic | 4% | 2013 | |
| 101 | Uruguay | 4% | 2011 | |
| 102 | Panama | 3.9% | 2008 | |
| 103 | Mexico | 3.9% | 2015 | |
| 104 | Seychelles | 3.6% | 2012 | |
| 105 | Barbados | 3.5% | 2012 | |
| 106 | Romania | 3.5% | 2002 | |
| 107 | Colombia | 3.4% | 2010 | |
| 108 | Cuba | 3.4% | 2000 | |
| 109 | Japan | 3.4% | 2010 | |
| 110 | Bolivia | 3.4% | 2016 | |
| 111 | Singapore | 3.3% | 2000 | |
| 112 | Turkmenistan | 3.2% | 2015 | |
| 113 | Morocco | 3.1% | 2011 | |
| 114 | Peru | 3.1% | 2016 | |
| 115 | Kuwait | 3% | 2014 | |
| 116 | Jordan | 3% | 2012 | |
| 117 | Algeria | 3% | 2012 | |
| 118 | Venezuela | 2.9% | 2009 | |
| 119 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.8% | 2014 | |
| 120 | Saint Lucia | 2.8% | 2012 | |
| 121 | Samoa | 2.7% | 2014 | |
| 122 | Armenia | 2.6% | 2016 | |
| 123 | China | 2.4% | 2013 | |
| 124 | Jamaica | 2.3% | 2014 | |
| 125 | Tunisia | 2.3% | 2012 | |
| 126 | Argentina | 2.3% | 2005 | |
| 127 | Moldova | 2.2% | 2012 | |
| 128 | Brazil | 2.2% | 2007 | |
| 129 | Czech Republic | 2.1% | 2001 | |
| 130 | Kazakhstan | 2% | 2015 | |
| 131 | Turkey | 1.9% | 2013 | |
| 132 | Tonga | 1.9% | 2012 | |
| 133 | Serbia | 1.8% | 2014 | |
| 134 | Tuvalu | 1.6% | 2007 | |
| 135 | Bulgaria | 1.6% | 2004 | |
| 136 | Mongolia | 1.6% | 2013 | |
| 137 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.5% | 2012 | |
| 138 | Paraguay | 1.3% | 2016 | |
| 139 | Republic of Macedonia | 1.3% | 2011 | |
| 140 | Belarus | 1.3% | 2005 | |
| 141 | Georgia | 1.1% | 2009 | |
| 142 | Costa Rica | 1.1% | 2008 | |
| 143 | Germany | 1.1% | 2005 | |
| 144 | Montenegro | 1% | 2013 | |
| 145 | South Korea | 0.7% | 2010 | |
| 146 | United States | 0.5% | 2012 | |
| 147 | Chile | 0.5% | 2014 | |
| 148 | Australia | 0.2% | 2007 |