Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Iran
Iran: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight was 4.3% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Iran, 1995–2017
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 2017, malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Iran stood at 4.3%.
The figure is down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Iran peaked at 13.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2010.
Iran ranks 65th of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.7% | 9.5% | 13.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 4.1% | 4.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More reference data data for Iran
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.0713 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.08 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2419 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.27 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.14 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 4,030 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Iran?
- Malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Iran was 4.3% in 2017, 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 Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 1995.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: share of children who are underweight recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2010.
- How does Iran rank for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight?
- Iran ranks 65th out of 96 countries with data for 2017.
- Is malnutrition: share of children who are underweight rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iran 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.