Area Database (v4.2.1)

Child underweight and overweig…
Percentage of underweight children
Subnational regions
Ethiopia
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
Ethiopia (Africa)  
Total 46.0 44.6 43.1 41.7 40.3 38.8 37.4 35.9 34.5 33.6 32.6 31.7 30.8 29.8 28.9 27.9 26.8 25.8 24.7 23.7 22.7 21.6 20.6
Addis 14.2 13.7 13.3 12.9 12.5 12.1 11.6 11.2 10.8 10.3 9.70 9.15 8.60 8.05 7.50 7.04 6.58 6.12 5.66 5.20 4.74 4.28 3.82
Affar 53.1 50.9 48.6 46.3 44.0 41.7 39.5 37.2 34.9 36.0 37.0 38.1 39.2 40.2 41.3 40.3 39.3 38.2 37.2 36.2 35.2 34.2 33.1
Amhara 47.5 46.9 46.3 45.7 45.1 44.5 43.9 43.3 42.7 41.1 39.5 37.9 36.2 34.6 33.0 32.2 31.4 30.6 29.8 29.0 28.2 27.4 26.6
Ben-Gumz 33.5 34.9 36.2 37.5 38.8 40.1 41.5 42.8 44.1 42.1 40.0 38.0 35.9 33.9 31.8 32.3 32.8 33.4 33.9 34.4 34.9 35.4 36.0
Dire Dawa 30.5 29.7 28.8 28.0 27.2 26.3 25.5 24.6 23.8 24.4 24.9 25.5 26.0 26.6 27.1 27.1 27.2 27.2 27.3 27.3 27.3 27.4 27.4
Gambela 39.2 36.9 34.7 32.5 30.3 28.1 25.8 23.6 21.4 21.4 21.4 21.5 21.5 21.5 21.5 20.9 20.3 19.6 19.0 18.4 17.8 17.2 16.5
Harari 22.0 22.1 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.3 22.4 22.4 22.5 22.3 22.0 21.8 21.6 21.3 21.1 20.9 20.6 20.4 20.1 19.9 19.7 19.4 19.2
Oromiya 42.0 40.5 39.1 37.7 36.3 34.9 33.4 32.0 30.6 29.9 29.2 28.5 27.8 27.1 26.4 25.6 24.8 24.1 23.3 22.5 21.7 20.9 20.2
SNNP 54.8 52.1 49.3 46.5 43.7 40.9 38.2 35.4 32.6 31.9 31.2 30.6 29.9 29.2 28.5 27.1 25.7 24.2 22.8 21.4 20.0 18.6 17.1
Somali 40.4 40.8 41.3 41.8 42.3 42.8 43.2 43.7 44.2 42.4 40.6 38.9 37.1 35.3 33.5 32.5 31.6 30.6 29.7 28.7 27.7 26.8 25.8
Tigray 46.1 44.8 43.6 42.4 41.2 40.0 38.7 37.5 36.3 36.1 36.0 35.8 35.6 35.5 35.3 32.8 30.2 27.7 25.1 22.6 20.1 17.5 15.0
Lighter numbers are estimates