China vs Mongolia: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight
China
2.4%
in 2013
Mongolia
1.9%
in 2023
China rank
85th
Mongolia rank
88th
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight over time
- China
- Mongolia
How they compare
China currently reports 2.4% against 1.9% in Mongolia, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes China's figure about 1.3 times Mongolia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1992 it was China ahead.
China ranks 85th and Mongolia ranks 88th of 96 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Mongolia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.2% | 11.8% | 2.4% | China |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 8.4% | 2.5% | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 0.4% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are underweight, China or Mongolia?
- China, at 2.4% against 1.9% in Mongolia as of 2013.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are underweight between China and Mongolia?
- 0.5%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Mongolia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2013.
- How do China and Mongolia rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight?
- China ranks 85th and Mongolia ranks 88th 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.