| Indicator | AFG | BGD | BTN | IND | MDV | NPL | PAK | LKA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%height‐for‐age < −2 SD) |
35.1 (2020) |
30.2 (2020) |
22.4 (2020) |
30.9 (2020) |
14.2 (2020) |
30.4 (2020) |
36.7 (2020) |
16.0 (2020) |
| Prevalence of wasted children under 5 years of age (% weight‐for‐height < −2 SD) |
5.1 (2018) |
9.8 (2019) |
5.9 (2010) |
17.3 (2017) |
9.1 (2017) |
12.0 (2019) |
7.1 (2018) |
15.1 (2016) |
| Underweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight‐for‐age < −2 SD) |
19.1 (2018) |
22.6 (2019) |
12.7 (2010) |
33.4 (2017) |
14.8 (2017) |
24.4 (2019) |
23.1 (2018) |
20.5 (2016) |
| Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight‐for‐height > +2 SD) |
3.9 (2020) |
2.1 (2020) |
5.2 (2020) |
1.9 (2020) |
4.6 (2020) |
1.8 (2020) |
3.4 (2020) |
1.3 (2020) |
| Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (age‐standardized estimate) |
23.0 (2016) |
20.0 (2016) |
27.1 (2016) |
19.7 (2016) |
30.6 (2016) |
21.0 (2016) |
28.4 (2016) |
23.3 (2016) |
| Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥30 (age‐standardized estimate) |
5.5 (2016) |
3.6 (2016) |
6.4 (2016) |
3.9 (2016) |
8.6 (2016) |
4.1 (2016) |
8.6 (2016) |
5.2 (2016) |
| Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6–59 months (%) |
44.9 (2019) |
43.1 (2019) |
44.7 (2019) |
53.4 (2019) |
37.8 (2019) |
44.6 (2019) |
53.0 (2019) |
24.1 (2019) |
| Prevalence of anaemia in nonpregnant women(aged 15–49) (%) |
43.2 (2019) |
36.5 (2019) |
38.7 (2019) |
53.1 (2019) |
52.3 (2019) |
35.4 (2019) |
41.1 (2019) |
34.6 (2019) |
| Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15–49) (%) |
36.5 (2019) |
42.2 (2019) |
38.2 (2019) |
50.1 (2019) |
49.3 (2019) |
42.5 (2019) |
44.0 (2019) |
34.6 (2019) |
| Prevalence of anaemia in women of reproductive age (aged 15–49) (%) |
42.6 (2019) |
36.7 (2019) |
38.6 (2019) |
53.0 (2019) |
52.2 (2019) |
35.7 (2019) |
41.3 (2019) |
34.6 (2019) |
| Infants exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months of life (%) |
57.5 (2018) |
62.6 (2019) |
53.2 (2015) |
58.0 (2017) |
63.0 (2017) |
62.1 (2019) |
47.8 (2018) |
80.9 (2016) |
Source: WHO Global Health Observatory, available https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicators‐index, accessed 29 November 2021; WHO Nutrition Landscape Information System, available https://www.who.int/teams/nutrition-and-food-safety/databases/nutrition-landscape-information-system, accessed 29 November 2021.