Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty was 2.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Kazakhstan, 1995–2015
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
The most recent figure for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Kazakhstan is 2.0%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 59.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Kazakhstan peaked at 6.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2015.
That places Kazakhstan 87th out of 96 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6.7% | — |
| 1999 | 3.8% | -43.3% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | +28.9% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | -24.5% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -45.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.2% | 3.8% | 6.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.0% | 3.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 85 China 2.4% compare
- 86 Palestine, State of 2.1% compare
- 88 Mongolia 1.9% compare
- 89 Uruguay 1.8% compare
- 89 Uzbekistan 1.8% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Kazakhstan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 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 3.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,530 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 48.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.46 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.5% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Kazakhstan?
- Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Kazakhstan was 2.0% in 2015, 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 Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2015.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Kazakhstan ranks 87th out of 96 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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.