Mongolia vs Tunisia: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight
Mongolia
1.9%
in 2023
Tunisia
1.6%
in 2018
Mongolia rank
88th
Tunisia rank
91st
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight over time
- Mongolia
- Tunisia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 1.9% against 1.6% in Tunisia, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.2 times Tunisia's.
Mongolia ranks 88th and Tunisia ranks 91st of 96 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.6% | 3.5% | 8.1% | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 0.2% | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are underweight, Mongolia or Tunisia?
- Mongolia, at 1.9% against 1.6% in Tunisia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are underweight between Mongolia and Tunisia?
- 0.3%, with Mongolia ahead.
- How do Mongolia and Tunisia rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight?
- Mongolia ranks 88th and Tunisia ranks 91st 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.