The prevalence of underweight in children under 5 in Bangladesh currently stands at 22.3%, indicating a decrease of 0.3% (-1.3%) since 2019.
Prevalence of underweight in children under 5 in Bangladesh
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1983 to 2023
Points:
13,760
Measure:
%
Similar regions to Bangladesh
Underweight children
More indicators for Bangladesh
Newborns protected against tetanus
98%
0%
(2022)
Female prevalence of HIV
0.1%
0%
(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
0.3
0.0
(2019)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar112
+intl dollar13
(2021)
Birth registration
56%
+30.8%
(2019)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
59.1%
+7.2%
(2019)
Bangladesh Underweight children between 1986 and 2022
| Period | Underweight children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 22.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 22.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 21.9% | -7% |
| 2015 | 28.9% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 32.8% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 31.9% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 34.4% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 36.7% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 41.3% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 37.9% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 39.7% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 42.8% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 38.9% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 41% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 43.2% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 42.4% | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 49.5% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 50.7% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 53.6% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 54% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 55.2% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 58% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 56.1% | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 60.6% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 61.2% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 61.5% | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 66.8% |