Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight was 18.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2019
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
Guinea-Bissau recorded 18.8% for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in 2019.
The figure is up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 19.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2008.
That places Guinea-Bissau 16th out of 96 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.1% | 16.4% | 19.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 17.0% | 18.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.1558 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.0461 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1951 °C (2026)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Democracy 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.0727 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.6203 °C (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Guinea-Bissau?
- Malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Guinea-Bissau was 18.8% in 2019, 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: share of children who are underweight recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2008.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 16th out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
- Is malnutrition: share of children who are underweight rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.