Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight was 1.8% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Malnutrition: Share of children who are underweight in Uzbekistan, 1996–2021
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 2021, malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Uzbekistan stood at 1.8%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Uzbekistan peaked at 15.4% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2021.
Uzbekistan ranks 89th of 96 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.4% | 15.4% | 15.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 4.4% | 7.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
More reference data data for Uzbekistan
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 2,654 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 11,069 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 1,265 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 1,371 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 8.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 394.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 9,689 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Uzbekistan?
- Malnutrition: share of children who are underweight in Uzbekistan was 1.8% in 2021, 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 Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 1996.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: share of children who are underweight recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2021.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for malnutrition: share of children who are underweight?
- Uzbekistan ranks 89th out of 96 countries with data for 2021.
- Is malnutrition: share of children who are underweight rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uzbekistan 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.