| # | Flag | Country | Prevalence of wasting, weight for height (% of children under 5)Prevalence of wasting, weight for height (% of children under 5) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 22.7% | 2010 | |
| 2 | Djibouti | 21.5% | 2012 | |
| 3 | India | 21% | 2015 | |
| 4 | Sudan | 16.3% | 2014 | |
| 5 | Yemen | 16.3% | 2013 | |
| 6 | Mauritius | 15.7% | 1995 | |
| 7 | Eritrea | 15.3% | 2010 | |
| 8 | Madagascar | 15.2% | 2004 | |
| 9 | Sri Lanka | 15.1% | 2016 | |
| 10 | Somalia | 15% | 2009 | |
| 11 | Mauritania | 14.8% | 2015 | |
| 12 | Papua New Guinea | 14.3% | 2010 | |
| 13 | Bangladesh | 14.3% | 2014 | |
| 14 | Mali | 13.5% | 2015 | |
| 15 | Indonesia | 13.5% | 2013 | |
| 16 | Chad | 13% | 2015 | |
| 17 | Kiribati | 12.6% | 1985 | |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 11.8% | 2005 | |
| 19 | Malaysia | 11.5% | 2016 | |
| 20 | Syria | 11.5% | 2009 | |
| 21 | Comoros | 11.1% | 2012 | |
| 22 | Gambia | 11.1% | 2013 | |
| 23 | East Timor | 11% | 2013 | |
| 24 | Nigeria | 10.8% | 2016 | |
| 25 | Pakistan | 10.5% | 2012 | |
| 26 | Niger | 10.3% | 2016 | |
| 27 | Maldives | 10.2% | 2009 | |
| 28 | Ethiopia | 9.9% | 2016 | |
| 29 | Tajikistan | 9.9% | 2012 | |
| 30 | Nepal | 9.7% | 2016 | |
| 31 | Cambodia | 9.6% | 2014 | |
| 32 | Egypt | 9.5% | 2014 | |
| 33 | Afghanistan | 9.5% | 2013 | |
| 34 | Albania | 9.4% | 2009 | |
| 35 | Sierra Leone | 9.4% | 2013 | |
| 36 | Ukraine | 8.2% | 2000 | |
| 37 | Republic of the Congo | 8.2% | 2015 | |
| 38 | Guinea | 8.1% | 2016 | |
| 39 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | 8.1% | 2013 | |
| 40 | Solomon Islands | 7.9% | 2015 | |
| 41 | Burkina Faso | 7.6% | 2016 | |
| 42 | Oman | 7.5% | 2014 | |
| 43 | Iraq | 7.4% | 2011 | |
| 44 | Central African Republic | 7.4% | 2010 | |
| 45 | Senegal | 7.2% | 2016 | |
| 46 | Botswana | 7.2% | 2007 | |
| 47 | Namibia | 7.1% | 2013 | |
| 48 | Philippines | 7.1% | 2015 | |
| 49 | Myanmar | 7% | 2016 | |
| 50 | Cape Verde | 6.9% | 1994 | |
| 51 | Barbados | 6.8% | 2012 | |
| 52 | Togo | 6.7% | 2014 | |
| 53 | Lebanon | 6.6% | 2004 | |
| 54 | Bahrain | 6.6% | 1995 | |
| 55 | Libya | 6.5% | 2007 | |
| 56 | Guyana | 6.4% | 2014 | |
| 57 | Vietnam | 6.4% | 2015 | |
| 58 | Laos | 6.4% | 2011 | |
| 59 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.3% | 2011 | |
| 60 | Fiji | 6.3% | 2004 | |
| 61 | Zambia | 6.3% | 2013 | |
| 62 | Mozambique | 6.1% | 2011 | |
| 63 | Ivory Coast | 6% | 2016 | |
| 64 | Guinea-Bissau | 6% | 2014 | |
| 65 | Bhutan | 5.9% | 2010 | |
| 66 | Liberia | 5.6% | 2013 | |
| 67 | Thailand | 5.4% | 2016 | |
| 68 | Haiti | 5.2% | 2012 | |
| 69 | Cameroon | 5.2% | 2014 | |
| 70 | Tonga | 5.2% | 2012 | |
| 71 | Burundi | 5.1% | 2016 | |
| 72 | Suriname | 5% | 2010 | |
| 73 | Angola | 4.9% | 2016 | |
| 74 | Ghana | 4.7% | 2014 | |
| 75 | Czech Republic | 4.6% | 2001 | |
| 76 | Tanzania | 4.5% | 2015 | |
| 77 | Uzbekistan | 4.5% | 2006 | |
| 78 | Benin | 4.5% | 2014 | |
| 79 | Vanuatu | 4.4% | 2013 | |
| 80 | Seychelles | 4.3% | 2012 | |
| 81 | Turkmenistan | 4.2% | 2015 | |
| 82 | Armenia | 4.2% | 2016 | |
| 83 | Venezuela | 4.1% | 2009 | |
| 84 | Algeria | 4.1% | 2012 | |
| 85 | Iran | 4% | 2011 | |
| 86 | North Korea | 4% | 2012 | |
| 87 | Kenya | 4% | 2014 | |
| 88 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 4% | 2014 | |
| 89 | Serbia | 3.9% | 2014 | |
| 90 | Samoa | 3.7% | 2014 | |
| 91 | Saint Lucia | 3.7% | 2012 | |
| 92 | Jamaica | 3.6% | 2014 | |
| 93 | Uganda | 3.6% | 2016 | |
| 94 | Singapore | 3.6% | 2000 | |
| 95 | Romania | 3.5% | 2002 | |
| 96 | Gabon | 3.4% | 2012 | |
| 97 | Tuvalu | 3.3% | 2007 | |
| 98 | Bulgaria | 3.2% | 2004 | |
| 99 | Zimbabwe | 3.2% | 2015 | |
| 100 | Kuwait | 3.1% | 2015 | |
| 101 | Azerbaijan | 3.1% | 2013 | |
| 102 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.1% | 2011 | |
| 103 | Kazakhstan | 3.1% | 2015 | |
| 104 | Brunei | 2.9% | 2009 | |
| 105 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.8% | 2014 | |
| 106 | Lesotho | 2.8% | 2014 | |
| 107 | Montenegro | 2.8% | 2013 | |
| 108 | Tunisia | 2.8% | 2012 | |
| 109 | Malawi | 2.7% | 2015 | |
| 110 | South Africa | 2.5% | 2016 | |
| 111 | Cuba | 2.4% | 2000 | |
| 112 | Dominican Republic | 2.4% | 2013 | |
| 113 | Jordan | 2.4% | 2012 | |
| 114 | Morocco | 2.3% | 2011 | |
| 115 | Japan | 2.3% | 2010 | |
| 116 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.3% | 2012 | |
| 117 | Nicaragua | 2.2% | 2012 | |
| 118 | Rwanda | 2.2% | 2015 | |
| 119 | Belarus | 2.2% | 2005 | |
| 120 | Qatar | 2.1% | 1995 | |
| 121 | El Salvador | 2.1% | 2014 | |
| 122 | Bolivia | 2% | 2016 | |
| 123 | Swaziland | 2% | 2014 | |
| 124 | China | 1.9% | 2013 | |
| 125 | Moldova | 1.9% | 2012 | |
| 126 | Republic of Macedonia | 1.8% | 2011 | |
| 127 | Belize | 1.8% | 2015 | |
| 128 | Turkey | 1.7% | 2013 | |
| 129 | Ecuador | 1.6% | 2014 | |
| 130 | Georgia | 1.6% | 2009 | |
| 131 | Brazil | 1.6% | 2007 | |
| 132 | Honduras | 1.4% | 2012 | |
| 133 | Uruguay | 1.3% | 2011 | |
| 134 | South Korea | 1.2% | 2010 | |
| 135 | Argentina | 1.2% | 2005 | |
| 136 | Panama | 1.2% | 2008 | |
| 137 | Nauru | 1% | 2007 | |
| 138 | Peru | 1% | 2016 | |
| 139 | Mexico | 1% | 2015 | |
| 140 | Mongolia | 1% | 2013 | |
| 141 | Costa Rica | 1% | 2008 | |
| 142 | Paraguay | 1% | 2016 | |
| 143 | Germany | 1% | 2005 | |
| 144 | Colombia | 0.9% | 2010 | |
| 145 | Guatemala | 0.7% | 2015 | |
| 146 | United States | 0.5% | 2012 | |
| 147 | Chile | 0.3% | 2014 | |
| 148 | Australia | 0% | 2007 |