Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Djibouti
Djibouti: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight was 17.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Djibouti, 1989–2023
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
In 2023, malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Djibouti stood at 17.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Djibouti peaked at 26.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2019.
Djibouti ranks 21st of 96 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.2% | 20.2% | 20.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 19.7% | 19.7% | 19.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 16.2% | 26.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 17.7% | 17.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 19 Nepal 18.3% compare
- 20 Chad 18.2% compare
- 22 Sri Lanka 17.1% compare
- 23 Burkina Faso 16.9% compare
- 24 Philippines 16.7% compare
More reference data data for Djibouti
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 23.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 4.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 274.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0175 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 0.8285 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 22.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 641.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 22.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Djibouti?
- Malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Djibouti was 17.7% 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: share of children who are underweight recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2019.
- How does Djibouti rank for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight?
- Djibouti ranks 21st out of 96 regions with data for 2023.
- Is malnutrition: share of children who are underweight rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti 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.