Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Syria
Syria: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight was 10.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Syria, 1993–2010
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
Syria recorded 10.4% for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in 2010.
The figure is up 73.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Syria peaked at 11.5% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2000.
Syria ranks 47th of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Syria, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 11.5% | — |
| 1995 | 11.3% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | -46.9% |
| 2001 | 11.5% | +91.7% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | -13.0% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | +4.0% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 10.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 16.9%, 62% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Syria's 10.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.8%, 2.7× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.4% | 11.3% | 11.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 6.0% | 11.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 10.4% | 10.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More reference data data for Syria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 276.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 23.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 7,688 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 775.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.91 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Syria?
- Malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Syria was 10.4% in 2010, 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 1993.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: share of children who are underweight recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2000.
- How does Syria rank for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight?
- Syria ranks 47th out of 96 countries with data for 2010.
- Is malnutrition: share of children who are underweight rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria 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.