Underweight children — all countries

Underweight children — Haiti

Underweight children in Haiti in 2023 — 10.7%. Ranked 15 in the world out of 22. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 13 pp.

2023 10.7% +1.2 pp vs 2017
World rank 15of 22
Period maximum 23.8%1994
Period minimum 9.5%2017

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of children under 5

Underweight children — Haiti, 1990–20235101520251990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 23.7%1994: 23.8%2000: 13.9%2006: 18.9%2012: 11.6%2013: 13%2017: 9.5%2023: 10.7%
Change over the period: −13 pp Annual average: -0.39 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Haiti 10.7%
World 12.4%
Underweight children — Haiti, by year Haiti All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 10.7
2017 9.5
2013 13 +1.4 pp
2012 11.6
2006 18.9
2000 13.9
1994 23.8
1990 23.7

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.