Malnutrition: Number of children who are underweight in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Malnutrition: Number of children who are underweight was 15,231 underweight children in 2020. ▲ Rising
Malnutrition: Number of children who are underweight in Palestine, State of, 1996–2020
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in underweight children.
Analysis
The most recent figure for malnutrition: number of children who are underweight in Palestine, State of is 15,231 underweight children, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are underweight in Palestine, State of peaked at 23,073 underweight children in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9,461 underweight children, in 2014.
That places Palestine, State of 83rd out of 96 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are underweight in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | underweight children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 13,213 underweight children | — |
| 2000 | 12,327 underweight children | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 13,694 underweight children | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 19,044 underweight children | +39.1% |
| 2006 | 15,286 underweight children | -19.7% |
| 2010 | 23,073 underweight children | +50.9% |
| 2014 | 9,461 underweight children | -59.0% |
| 2020 | 15,231 underweight children | +61.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,213 underweight children | 13,213 underweight children | 13,213 underweight children | 1 |
| 2000s | 15,088 underweight children | 12,327 underweight children | 19,044 underweight children | 4 |
| 2010s | 16,267 underweight children | 9,461 underweight children | 23,073 underweight children | 2 |
| 2020s | 15,231 underweight children | 15,231 underweight children | 15,231 underweight children | 1 |
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More reference data data for Palestine, State of
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1625 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0127 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6383 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7088 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.022 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are underweight in Palestine, State of?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are underweight in Palestine, State of was 15,231 underweight children in 2020, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: number of children who are underweight recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 23,073 underweight children in 2010.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are underweight recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,461 underweight children in 2014.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for malnutrition: number of children who are underweight?
- Palestine, State of ranks 83rd out of 96 countries with data for 2020.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are underweight rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Number of children who are underweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Prevalence of underweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. The data are based on the WHO's child growth standards released in 2006.