Underweight children in Southern Asia in 1995 — 38.1%.
1995–1995 · % of children under 5
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 38.1 | — |
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.