Guyana vs Uganda: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight
Guyana
9.4%
in 2019
Uganda
9.7%
in 2022
Guyana rank
52nd
Uganda rank
49th
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight over time
- Guyana
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 9.7% against 9.4% in Guyana, a difference of 0.3%.
Guyana ranks 52nd and Uganda ranks 49th of 96 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.2% | 17.1% | 5.8% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 11.7% | 3.5% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are underweight, Guyana or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 9.7% against 9.4% in Guyana as of 2022.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are underweight between Guyana and Uganda?
- 0.3%, with Uganda ahead.
- How do Guyana and Uganda rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight?
- Guyana ranks 52nd and Uganda ranks 49th 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.