Lesotho vs Zambia: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight
Lesotho
12.5%
in 2024
Zambia
11.8%
in 2018
Lesotho rank
37th
Zambia rank
40th
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight over time
- Lesotho
- Zambia
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 12.5% against 11.8% in Zambia, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
Lesotho ranks 37th and Zambia ranks 40th of 96 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.8% | 21.2% | 7.4% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 11.8% | 1.3% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are underweight, Lesotho or Zambia?
- Lesotho, at 12.5% against 11.8% in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are underweight between Lesotho and Zambia?
- 0.7%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How do Lesotho and Zambia rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight?
- Lesotho ranks 37th and Zambia ranks 40th 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.