Area Database (v4.1)
Percentage of underweight children
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
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| Total | 56.8 | 55.5 | 54.2 | 52.9 | 51.6 | 50.3 | 49.0 | 47.8 | 46.5 | 45.2 | 43.9 | 42.6 | 41.7 | 40.8 | 39.9 | 38.9 | 38.0 | 37.1 | 36.2 | 35.0 | 33.8 | 32.6 | 30.6 | 28.5 | 26.5 | 24.4 | 22.4 | 20.4 | |
| Bagerhat, Khulna, Satkhira | 62.2 | 59.7 | 57.3 | 54.8 | 52.4 | 49.9 | 47.5 | 45.0 | 42.6 | 40.1 | 37.7 | 35.2 | 34.8 | 34.4 | 34.0 | 33.5 | 33.1 | 32.7 | 32.3 | 29.7 | 27.0 | 24.4 | 23.3 | 22.2 | 21.2 | 20.1 | 19.0 | 17.9 | |
| Bandarban, Cox s Bazar | 47.0 | 46.8 | 46.6 | 46.4 | 46.2 | 46.0 | 45.8 | 45.6 | 45.4 | 45.2 | 45.0 | 44.8 | 45.0 | 45.1 | 45.3 | 45.5 | 45.7 | 45.8 | 46.0 | 44.7 | 43.5 | 42.2 | 39.6 | 36.9 | 34.3 | 31.6 | 29.0 | 26.4 | |
| Barguna, Bhola, Patuakhali | 52.9 | 52.5 | 52.2 | 51.8 | 51.5 | 51.1 | 50.8 | 50.4 | 50.1 | 49.7 | 49.4 | 49.0 | 48.2 | 47.4 | 46.6 | 45.8 | 45.0 | 44.2 | 43.4 | 43.4 | 43.4 | 43.4 | 39.7 | 36.0 | 32.4 | 28.7 | 25.0 | 21.3 | |
| Barisal, Jhalokati, Pirojpur | 61.1 | 58.7 | 56.2 | 53.8 | 51.4 | 49.0 | 46.5 | 44.1 | 41.7 | 39.3 | 36.8 | 34.4 | 34.1 | 33.8 | 33.5 | 33.2 | 32.9 | 32.6 | 32.3 | 32.5 | 32.7 | 32.9 | 31.1 | 29.3 | 27.5 | 25.7 | 23.9 | 22.1 | |
| Bogra, Gaibandha, Jaypurhat | 50.0 | 49.5 | 49.1 | 48.6 | 48.2 | 47.7 | 47.3 | 46.8 | 46.4 | 45.9 | 45.5 | 45.0 | 43.6 | 42.2 | 40.8 | 39.5 | 38.1 | 36.7 | 35.3 | 35.9 | 36.5 | 37.1 | 35.1 | 33.1 | 31.0 | 29.0 | 27.0 | 25.0 | |
| Brahmanbaria, Chandpur, Comilla | 67.3 | 65.0 | 62.7 | 60.4 | 58.1 | 55.8 | 53.5 | 51.3 | 49.0 | 46.7 | 44.4 | 42.1 | 40.6 | 39.2 | 37.7 | 36.2 | 34.7 | 33.3 | 31.8 | 31.3 | 30.8 | 30.3 | 28.5 | 26.6 | 24.8 | 22.9 | 21.1 | 19.3 | |
| Chittagong | 53.1 | 52.7 | 52.3 | 51.9 | 51.5 | 51.1 | 50.7 | 50.3 | 49.8 | 49.4 | 49.0 | 48.6 | 46.9 | 45.1 | 43.4 | 41.6 | 39.9 | 38.1 | 36.4 | 36.5 | 36.6 | 36.7 | 34.2 | 31.8 | 29.3 | 26.9 | 24.4 | 21.9 | |
| Chuadanga, Jhenaidah, Kushtia, Meherpur | 47.4 | 45.9 | 44.4 | 42.9 | 41.4 | 39.9 | 38.4 | 36.9 | 35.4 | 33.9 | 32.4 | 30.9 | 30.7 | 30.5 | 30.3 | 30.0 | 29.8 | 29.6 | 29.4 | 29.1 | 28.7 | 28.4 | 26.5 | 24.6 | 22.8 | 20.9 | 19.0 | 17.1 | |
| Dhaka | 38.0 | 37.7 | 37.5 | 37.2 | 37.0 | 36.7 | 36.5 | 36.2 | 36.0 | 35.7 | 35.5 | 35.2 | 33.5 | 31.8 | 30.1 | 28.5 | 26.8 | 25.1 | 23.4 | 22.4 | 21.4 | 20.4 | 20.0 | 19.6 | 19.3 | 18.9 | 18.5 | 18.1 | |
| Dinajpur, Nilphamari, Panchagarh, Thakurgaon | 60.7 | 59.1 | 57.4 | 55.8 | 54.2 | 52.6 | 50.9 | 49.3 | 47.7 | 46.1 | 44.4 | 42.8 | 41.3 | 39.8 | 38.3 | 36.8 | 35.3 | 33.8 | 32.3 | 34.3 | 36.4 | 38.4 | 35.2 | 32.0 | 28.9 | 25.7 | 22.5 | 19.3 | |
| Faridpur, Manikganj, Rajbari | 59.0 | 56.8 | 54.6 | 52.4 | 50.2 | 48.0 | 45.8 | 43.6 | 41.3 | 39.1 | 36.9 | 34.7 | 32.6 | 30.4 | 28.3 | 26.2 | 24.1 | 21.9 | 19.8 | 23.1 | 26.4 | 29.7 | 27.0 | 24.3 | 21.6 | 18.9 | 16.2 | 13.5 | |
| Feni, Lakshmipur, Noakhali | 62.4 | 61.3 | 60.1 | 58.9 | 57.7 | 56.6 | 55.4 | 54.2 | 53.0 | 51.9 | 50.7 | 49.5 | 48.3 | 47.1 | 45.9 | 44.7 | 43.5 | 42.3 | 41.1 | 39.0 | 37.0 | 34.9 | 32.4 | 29.9 | 27.4 | 24.9 | 22.4 | 19.9 | |
| Gazipur, Narayanganj, Narsingdi | 59.8 | 57.6 | 55.4 | 53.2 | 51.0 | 48.8 | 46.6 | 44.4 | 42.1 | 39.9 | 37.7 | 35.5 | 36.2 | 36.8 | 37.5 | 38.1 | 38.8 | 39.4 | 40.1 | 34.9 | 29.7 | 24.5 | 22.9 | 21.3 | 19.6 | 18.0 | 16.4 | 14.8 | |
| Gopalganj, Madaripur, Munshiganj, Shariatpur | 53.4 | 51.4 | 49.5 | 47.5 | 45.6 | 43.6 | 41.7 | 39.7 | 37.8 | 35.8 | 33.9 | 31.9 | 32.2 | 32.4 | 32.7 | 32.9 | 33.2 | 33.4 | 33.7 | 29.2 | 24.7 | 20.2 | 20.1 | 20.0 | 19.9 | 19.8 | 19.7 | 19.6 | |
| Habiganj, Sunamganj | 66.5 | 65.1 | 63.6 | 62.2 | 60.8 | 59.3 | 57.9 | 56.5 | 55.0 | 53.6 | 52.1 | 50.7 | 50.3 | 49.9 | 49.5 | 49.0 | 48.6 | 48.2 | 47.8 | 45.6 | 43.3 | 41.1 | 39.5 | 37.9 | 36.2 | 34.6 | 33.0 | 31.4 | |
| Jamalpur, Sherpur, Tangail | 53.5 | 53.2 | 52.9 | 52.6 | 52.3 | 52.0 | 51.7 | 51.4 | 51.1 | 50.8 | 50.5 | 50.2 | 48.2 | 46.3 | 44.3 | 42.3 | 40.3 | 38.4 | 36.4 | 36.9 | 37.3 | 37.8 | 35.2 | 32.5 | 29.9 | 27.2 | 24.6 | 22.0 | |
| Jessore, Magura, Narail | 49.4 | 47.8 | 46.1 | 44.5 | 42.9 | 41.3 | 39.6 | 38.0 | 36.4 | 34.8 | 33.1 | 31.5 | 31.0 | 30.5 | 30.0 | 29.6 | 29.1 | 28.6 | 28.1 | 26.5 | 24.9 | 23.3 | 22.0 | 20.8 | 19.5 | 18.3 | 17.0 | 15.7 | |
| Khagrachhari, Rangamati (Chattagram) | 82.7 | 78.1 | 73.4 | 68.8 | 64.2 | 59.5 | 54.9 | 50.3 | 45.6 | 41.0 | 36.3 | 31.7 | 33.0 | 34.3 | 35.6 | 37.0 | 38.3 | 39.6 | 40.9 | 38.0 | 35.2 | 32.3 | 29.2 | 26.2 | 23.1 | 20.1 | 17.0 | 13.9 | |
| Kishoreganj, Mymensingh, Netrakona | 54.2 | 54.4 | 54.5 | 54.6 | 54.7 | 54.9 | 55.0 | 55.1 | 55.2 | 55.4 | 55.5 | 55.6 | 54.3 | 53.1 | 51.8 | 50.5 | 49.2 | 48.0 | 46.7 | 43.6 | 40.6 | 37.5 | 34.9 | 32.3 | 29.8 | 27.2 | 24.6 | 22.0 | |
| Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Rangpur | 61.7 | 60.0 | 58.3 | 56.6 | 54.9 | 53.2 | 51.5 | 49.9 | 48.2 | 46.5 | 44.8 | 43.1 | 42.2 | 41.3 | 40.4 | 39.5 | 38.6 | 37.7 | 36.8 | 35.3 | 33.7 | 32.2 | 29.6 | 27.0 | 24.5 | 21.9 | 19.3 | 16.7 | |
| Maulvibazar, Sylhet | 62.2 | 60.7 | 59.1 | 57.5 | 55.9 | 54.4 | 52.8 | 51.2 | 49.6 | 48.1 | 46.5 | 44.9 | 44.6 | 44.3 | 44.0 | 43.7 | 43.4 | 43.1 | 42.8 | 41.5 | 40.1 | 38.8 | 37.2 | 35.7 | 34.1 | 32.6 | 31.0 | 29.4 | |
| Naogaon, Nawabganj, Rajshahi | 46.4 | 46.1 | 45.8 | 45.5 | 45.2 | 44.9 | 44.6 | 44.4 | 44.1 | 43.8 | 43.5 | 43.2 | 42.3 | 41.5 | 40.6 | 39.8 | 38.9 | 38.1 | 37.2 | 38.2 | 39.2 | 40.2 | 36.7 | 33.2 | 29.6 | 26.1 | 22.6 | 19.1 | |
| Natore, Pabna, Sirajganj | 54.8 | 53.3 | 51.8 | 50.3 | 48.8 | 47.3 | 45.8 | 44.3 | 42.7 | 41.2 | 39.7 | 38.2 | 38.0 | 37.7 | 37.5 | 37.2 | 37.0 | 36.7 | 36.5 | 34.6 | 32.6 | 30.7 | 28.9 | 27.1 | 25.4 | 23.6 | 21.8 | 20.0 | |
Lighter numbers are estimates