Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Malaysia
Malaysia: Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children was 15.3 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Malaysia, 1990–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Malaysia stood at 15.3.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Malaysia peaked at 23.1 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 12.5, in 2015.
Malaysia ranks 29th of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22.1 | — |
| 1991 | 23.1 | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 22.6 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 20.5 | -9.3% |
| 1994 | 19.7 | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 17.7 | -10.2% |
| 1999 | 16.7 | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 12.7 | -24.0% |
| 2015 | 12.5 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 13.7 | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 14.8 | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 15.3 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.34 | 16.7 | 23.1 | 7 |
| 2000s | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.67 | 12.5 | 14.8 | 3 |
| 2020s | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More poverty & inequality data for Malaysia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.55 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,524 (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 -1.48 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.57 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 12.57 (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 8.03 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.172 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Malaysia?
- Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Malaysia was 15.3 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1 in 1991.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5 in 2015.
- How does Malaysia rank for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children?
- Malaysia ranks 29th out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
- Is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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