Kenya vs Uganda: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight
Kenya
9.8%
in 2022
Uganda
9.7%
in 2022
Kenya rank
48th
Uganda rank
49th
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight over time
- Kenya
- Uganda
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 9.8% against 9.7% in Uganda, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uganda ahead.
Kenya ranks 48th and Uganda ranks 49th of 96 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.1% | 19.2% | 2.1% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 12.1% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 9.7% | 0.1% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are underweight, Kenya or Uganda?
- Kenya, at 9.8% against 9.7% in Uganda as of 2022.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are underweight between Kenya and Uganda?
- 0.1%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight?
- Kenya ranks 48th 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.