United States of America vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Malnutrition: Number of children who are underweight
Malnutrition: Number of children who are underweight over time
- United States of America
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
How they compare
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 84,650 underweight children against 79,570 underweight children in United States of America, a difference of 5,080 underweight children.
That makes Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
United States of America ranks 60th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 58th of 96 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States of America | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 157,305 underweight children | 149,078 underweight children | 8,227 underweight children | United States of America |
| 2000s | 180,999 underweight children | 113,646 underweight children | 67,353 underweight children | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: number of children who are underweight, United States of America or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 84,650 underweight children against 79,570 underweight children in United States of America as of 2009.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: number of children who are underweight between United States of America and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- 5,080 underweight children, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2008.
- How do United States of America and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for malnutrition: number of children who are underweight?
- United States of America ranks 60th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 58th of 96 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Malnutrition: Number of children who are underweight. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 child growth standards released in 2006.