Guyana vs Zimbabwe: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight
Guyana
9.4%
in 2019
Zimbabwe
9.6%
in 2024
Guyana rank
52nd
Zimbabwe rank
51st
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight over time
- Guyana
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 9.6% against 9.4% in Guyana, a difference of 0.2%.
Guyana ranks 52nd and Zimbabwe ranks 51st of 96 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.0% | 11.7% | 0.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 10.4% | 1.6% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are underweight, Guyana or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 9.6% against 9.4% in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are underweight between Guyana and Zimbabwe?
- 0.2%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How do Guyana and Zimbabwe rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight?
- Guyana ranks 52nd and Zimbabwe ranks 51st 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.