Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in India
India: Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children was 31.5 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in India, 1989–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
India recorded 31.5 for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in India peaked at 55.5 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 29.4, in 2014.
That places India 4th out of 96 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 55.5 | — |
| 1991 | 52.8 | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 51.3 | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 38.4 | -25.1% |
| 1999 | 45.4 | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 43.5 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 29.4 | -32.4% |
| 2015 | 36.3 | +23.5% |
| 2017 | 33.8 | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 31.5 | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 55.5 | 55.5 | 55.5 | 1 |
| 1990s | 46.97 | 38.4 | 52.8 | 4 |
| 2000s | 43.5 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 1 |
| 2010s | 33.17 | 29.4 | 36.3 | 3 |
| 2020s | 31.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
More poverty & inequality data for India
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.98 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,632 (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 0.8468 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.32 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 17.32 (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 0.2129 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.403 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in India?
- Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in India was 31.5 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 55.5 in 1989.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4 in 2014.
- How does India rank for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children?
- India ranks 4th out of 96 countries with data for 2020.
- Is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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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