Area Database (v4.2.1)

Child underweight and overweig…
Percentage of underweight children
Subnational regions
Bhutan
All years

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 2021
Bhutan (Asia/Pacific)  
Total 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.7
Bumthang 9.10 9.10 9.10 9.10 9.10 9.10 9.10
Chukha 14.5 14.5 14.5 14.5 14.5 14.5 14.5
Dagana 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.4
Gasa 3.70 3.70 3.70 3.70 3.70 3.70 3.70
Haa 9.80 9.80 9.80 9.80 9.80 9.80 9.80
Lhuntse 18.2 18.2 18.2 18.2 18.2 18.2 18.2
Mongar 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0
Paro 7.50 7.50 7.50 7.50 7.50 7.50 7.50
Pemagatshel 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.5
Punakha 11.4 11.4 11.4 11.4 11.4 11.4 11.4
Samdrup jongkhar 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5
Samtse 12.9 12.9 12.9 12.9 12.9 12.9 12.9
Sarpang 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.9
Thimphu 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.9
Trashigang 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.7
Trashiyangtse 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.8
Trongsa 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2
Tsirang 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.3
Wangdi 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0
Zhemgang 15.9 15.9 15.9 15.9 15.9 15.9 15.9
Lighter numbers are estimates