How does Turkey rank for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight?

Turkey ranks 92nd out of 96 countries with data for 2018.

Is malnutrition: share of children who are underweight rising or falling in Turkey?

Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Turkey 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.

Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Turkey

Name: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Turkey
Creator: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Turkey: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight was 1.5% in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)

1.5%

World rank

92nd

of 96 countries

All-time high

9.0%

in 1995

All-time low

1.5%

in 2018

Years of data

1993–2018

Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Turkey, 1993–2018

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 2018, malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Turkey stood at 1.5%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is down 21.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Turkey peaked at 9.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2018.

Turkey ranks 92nd of 96 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	8.2%	7.0%	9.0%	3
2000s	2.7%	1.9%	3.5%	2
2010s	1.9%	1.5%	2.3%	2

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More reference data data for Turkey

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.96 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.31 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.72 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.31 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.73 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 53.65 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 103 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.35 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Turkey?: Malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Turkey was 1.5% in 2018, 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 Turkey?: The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 1995.
What is the lowest malnutrition: share of children who are underweight recorded in Turkey?: The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2018.
How does Turkey rank for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight?: Turkey ranks 92nd out of 96 countries with data for 2018.
Is malnutrition: share of children who are underweight rising or falling in Turkey?: Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Turkey 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

Indicator: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight
Unit: % of children under 5
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 96 places, 957 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.