Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Myanmar
Myanmar: Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children was 19.5 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Myanmar, 1990–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2018, extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Myanmar stood at 19.5.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Myanmar peaked at 38.7 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 18.5, in 2016.
Myanmar ranks 15th of 96 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.5 | — |
| 1991 | 37 | +13.8% |
| 1994 | 31.2 | -15.7% |
| 1995 | 38.7 | +24.0% |
| 1997 | 28.1 | -27.4% |
| 2000 | 30 | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 29.2 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 22.6 | -22.6% |
| 2016 | 18.5 | -18.1% |
| 2018 | 19.5 | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.5 | 28.1 | 38.7 | 5 |
| 2000s | 27.27 | 22.6 | 30 | 3 |
| 2010s | 19 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 12 Bangladesh 21.7 compare
- 13 Ethiopia 21.2 compare
- 14 Benin 19.6 compare
- 16 Guinea-Bissau 18.8 compare
- 17 Afghanistan 18.4 compare
- 17 Central African Republic 18.4 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Myanmar
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.12 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,779 (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 -0.4426 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 6.44 (2019)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 6.44 (2019)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 116.11 % change on previous year (2019)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.478 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Myanmar?
- Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Myanmar was 19.5 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 38.7 in 1995.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5 in 2016.
- How does Myanmar rank for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children?
- Myanmar ranks 15th out of 96 countries with data for 2018.
- Is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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