Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty was 3.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Azerbaijan, 1996–2023
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
In 2023, share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Azerbaijan stood at 3.0%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Azerbaijan peaked at 14.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2023.
That places Azerbaijan 73rd out of 96 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 8.8% | — |
| 2000 | 14.0% | +59.1% |
| 2001 | 5.9% | -57.9% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | +42.4% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | -22.6% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | -24.6% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -38.8% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 3.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.0%, 74% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 3.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.6%, 1.2× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 5.9% | 14.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 4.9% | 6.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
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More poverty & inequality data for Azerbaijan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.67 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,427 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 22.5 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 22.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Azerbaijan?
- Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Azerbaijan was 3.0% in 2023, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2023.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Azerbaijan ranks 73rd out of 96 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Underweight children are those less than 5 years old, whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population. Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day.