Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty was 9.3% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1998–2017
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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of is 9.3%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 55.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2017.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 53rd of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 55.5% | — |
| 2000 | 24.7% | -55.5% |
| 2002 | 17.7% | -28.3% |
| 2004 | 20.6% | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 18.8% | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | -19.1% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | -38.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.5% | 55.5% | 55.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.4% | 17.7% | 24.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 9.3% | 15.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
More poverty & inequality data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.78 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,610 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1119 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1119 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1328 (2023)
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants 0.0% (2023)
- Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data 1,673 (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 9.3% in 2017, 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 55.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2017.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 53rd out of 96 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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.