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Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5)
Bangladesh · 1986–2022 · Source: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), note: Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology; World Health Organization (WHO), note: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME); Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology; World Bank (WB), note: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME); Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology
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What you should know
Prevalence of underweight children is the percentage of children 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 2006 Child Growth Standards.
- Source
- UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), note: Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology; World Health Organization (WHO), note: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME); Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology; World Bank (WB), note: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME); Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology, via World Bank WDI (SH.STA.MALN.ZS)
- Data updated
- October 25, 2026 · refreshed monthly
- Date range
- 1986–2022 (27 data points)
- Unit
- % of children under 5
- World Bank code
SH.STA.MALN.ZS- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
How to cite this data
UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), note: Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology; World Health Organization (WHO), note: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME); Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology; World Bank (WB), note: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME); Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology, via World Bank WDI (SH.STA.MALN.ZS). Processed by DEEPLAB, https://de3plab.org/data-child-underweight (data updated October 25, 2026).
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| Year | % of children under 5 |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 21.7 |
| 2019 | 22.6 |
| 2018 | 21.9 |
| 2015 | 31 |
| 2014 | 32.8 |
| 2013 | 31.9 |
| 2012 | 33 |
| 2011 | 36.7 |
| 2007 | 41.3 |
| 2006 | 37.9 |
| 2005 | 39.7 |
| 2004 | 42.8 |
| 2003 | 38.9 |
| 2002 | 41 |
| 2001 | 43.2 |
| 2000 | 42.4 |
| 1999 | 49.5 |
| 1998 | 50.7 |
| 1997 | 53.6 |
| 1996 | 54 |
| 1995 | 55.2 |
| 1994 | 58 |
| 1993 | 56.1 |
| 1992 | 60.6 |
| 1991 | 61.2 |
| 1990 | 61.5 |
| 1986 | 66.8 |