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Prevalence of underweight children vs. extreme poverty, 2019

Prevalence of underweight children is the share of children younger than 5 whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the
international reference population. Extreme poverty is defined as living on less than 1.90 international-$ per day (adjusted for inflation and cross-country price
differences).

Share in extreme poverty0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%ShareofchildrenwhoareunderweightWorldWorldUnited StatesUnited StatesNigeriaNigeriaEthiopiaEthiopiaDemocratic Republic of CongoDemocratic Republic of CongoTanzaniaTanzaniaCote d'IvoireCote d'IvoireBeninBeninBurundiBurundiCongoCongoAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth AmericaNo data