Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in China
China: Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children was 2.4 in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in China, 1987–2013
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
China recorded 2.4 for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.4% on the previous year and down 64.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in China peaked at 18.7 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 2.4, in 2013.
China ranks 85th of 96 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 18.7 | — |
| 1990 | 12.6 | -32.6% |
| 1992 | 14.2 | +12.7% |
| 1995 | 10.7 | -24.6% |
| 1998 | 6.9 | -35.5% |
| 2000 | 7.4 | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 6.8 | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 4.5 | -33.8% |
| 2008 | 3.8 | -15.6% |
| 2009 | 3.4 | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 3.4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.4 | -29.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 1 |
| 1990s | 11.1 | 6.9 | 14.2 | 4 |
| 2000s | 5.18 | 3.4 | 7.4 | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 2 |
Countries ranked near China
More poverty & inequality data for China
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 7 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 0.999 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,418 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.5767 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 22.1 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 22.1 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 4.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.132 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in China?
- Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in China was 2.4 in 2013, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7 in 1987.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4 in 2013.
- How does China rank for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children?
- China ranks 85th out of 96 countries with data for 2013.
- Is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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