Kazakhstan vs Mongolia: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight
Kazakhstan
2.0%
in 2015
Mongolia
1.9%
in 2023
Kazakhstan rank
87th
Mongolia rank
88th
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight over time
- Kazakhstan
- Mongolia
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 2.0% against 1.9% in Mongolia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Mongolia's.
Kazakhstan ranks 87th and Mongolia ranks 88th of 96 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 1 and Mongolia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8% | 10.8% | 7.0% | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.3% | 0.4% | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are underweight, Kazakhstan or Mongolia?
- Kazakhstan, at 2.0% against 1.9% in Mongolia as of 2015.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are underweight between Kazakhstan and Mongolia?
- 0.1%, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How do Kazakhstan and Mongolia rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight?
- Kazakhstan ranks 87th 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.