Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Nepal
Nepal: Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children was 18.3 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Nepal, 1995–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Nepal is 18.3, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% on the previous year and down 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Nepal peaked at 42.8 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 18.3, in 2022.
Nepal ranks 19th of 96 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 42.6 | — |
| 1996 | 42.8 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 36.5 | -14.7% |
| 2001 | 42.8 | +17.3% |
| 2006 | 38.6 | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 31.1 | -19.4% |
| 2011 | 28.9 | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 29.7 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 27 | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 24.4 | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 18.3 | -25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.63 | 36.5 | 42.8 | 3 |
| 2000s | 40.7 | 38.6 | 42.8 | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.22 | 24.4 | 31.1 | 5 |
| 2020s | 18.3 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 16 Guinea-Bissau 18.8 compare
- 17 Afghanistan 18.4 compare
- 17 Central African Republic 18.4 compare
- 20 Chad 18.2 compare
- 21 Djibouti 17.7 compare
- 22 Sri Lanka 17.1 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Nepal
- 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 3,344 (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 3.91 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.67 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 17.67 (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 1.53 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.487 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Nepal?
- Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Nepal was 18.3 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 42.8 in 1996.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3 in 2022.
- How does Nepal rank for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children?
- Nepal ranks 19th out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
- Is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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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