Underweight children — all countries

Underweight children — Bosnia and Herzegovina

Underweight children in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2012 — 1.6%. Ranked 3 in the world out of 45. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 2.6 pp.

2012 1.6% +0 pp vs 2006
World rank 3of 45
Period maximum 4.2%2000
Period minimum 1.6%2006

Trend over time

2000–2012 · % of children under 5

Underweight children — Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000–20121234520002002200420062008201020122000: 4.2%2006: 1.6%2012: 1.6%
Change over the period: −2.6 pp Annual average: -0.22 pp

Comparison, 2012

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.6%
World 15.6%
Underweight children — Bosnia and Herzegovina, by year Bosnia and Herzegovina All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2012 1.6
2006 1.6
2000 4.2

About the indicator

The share of children under the age of five whose weight is more than two standard deviations below the median of the WHO growth standards. The indicator reflects a combination of chronic and acute undernutrition and remains one of the most accurate indicators of poverty: it depends little on the methodology of income accounting.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.