Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight was 3.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Azerbaijan, 1996–2023
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 3.0% for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Azerbaijan peaked at 14.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2023.
That places Azerbaijan 73rd out of 96 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 8.8% | — |
| 2000 | 14.0% | +59.1% |
| 2001 | 5.9% | -57.9% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | +42.4% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | -22.6% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | -24.6% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -38.8% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 3.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.0%, 74% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 3.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.6%, 1.2× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 5.9% | 14.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 4.9% | 6.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 70 Romania 3.5% compare
- 70 Saudi Arabia 3.5% compare
- 72 Bolivia 3.4% compare
- 73 Dominican Republic 3.0% compare
- 73 Morocco 3.0% compare
- 76 Costa Rica 2.9% compare
- 76 Kyrgyzstan 2.9% compare
- 76 Venezuela 2.9% compare
More reference data data for Azerbaijan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1322 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4434 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1605 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5787 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Azerbaijan?
- Malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Azerbaijan was 3.0% in 2023, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: share of children who are underweight recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: share of children who are underweight recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2023.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight?
- Azerbaijan ranks 73rd out of 96 countries with data for 2023.
- Is malnutrition: share of children who are underweight rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.