Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Liberia
Liberia: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight was 10.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Liberia, 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
Liberia recorded 10.9% for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.9% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Liberia peaked at 22.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2019.
Liberia ranks 45th of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.9% | 16.4% | 22.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 10.9% | 16.6% | 4 |
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More reference data data for Liberia
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.446 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2305 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4208 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3811 °C (2025)
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- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4456 °C (2025)
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- Civil liberties rating 4 (2025)
- Free country 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Liberia?
- Malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Liberia was 10.9% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: share of children who are underweight recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2019.
- How does Liberia rank for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight?
- Liberia ranks 45th out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
- Is malnutrition: share of children who are underweight rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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.