Underweight children — all countries

Underweight children — Indonesia

Underweight children in Indonesia in 2023 — 15.9%. Ranked 16 in the world out of 22. Since 1987, the indicator has fallen by 20 pp.

2023 15.9% −0.9 pp vs 2022
World rank 16of 22
Period maximum 35.9%1987
Period minimum 15.9%2023

Trend over time

1987–2023 · % of children under 5

Underweight children — Indonesia, 1987–202315202530354019871991199519992003200720112015201920231987: 35.9%1989: 31%1992: 29.8%1996: 30.3%1998: 25.8%1999: 22.8%2000: 24.7%2001: 23.4%2002: 23%2003: 23.1%2004: 19.7%2005: 24.4%2008: 19.6%2010: 18.6%2013: 19.9%2018: 17.7%2019: 17.9%2021: 17%2022: 16.8%2023: 15.9%
Change over the period: −20 pp Annual average: -0.56 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Indonesia 15.9%
World 12.4%
Underweight children — Indonesia, by year Indonesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 15.9 −0.9 pp
2022 16.8 −0.2 pp
2021 17
2019 17.9 +0.2 pp
2018 17.7
2013 19.9
2010 18.6
2008 19.6
2005 24.4 +4.7 pp
2004 19.7 −3.4 pp
2003 23.1 +0.1 pp
2002 23 −0.4 pp
2001 23.4 −1.3 pp
2000 24.7 +1.9 pp
1999 22.8 −3 pp
1998 25.8
1996 30.3
1992 29.8
1989 31
1987 35.9

South-Eastern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.