Chad vs Nepal: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight
Chad
18.2%
in 2022
Nepal
18.3%
in 2022
Chad rank
20th
Nepal rank
19th
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight over time
- Chad
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 18.3% against 18.2% in Chad, a difference of 0.1%.
Chad ranks 20th and Nepal ranks 19th of 96 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.8% | 27.8% | 2.0% | Chad |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 18.3% | 0.1% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are underweight, Chad or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 18.3% against 18.2% in Chad as of 2022.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are underweight between Chad and Nepal?
- 0.1%, with Nepal ahead.
- How do Chad and Nepal rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight?
- Chad ranks 20th and Nepal ranks 19th of 96 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Malnutrition: Share 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
The share of children younger than five years old whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population for ages 0-59 months.