Description of DHS data by countries, survey year and percentage of undernutrition indicators
| Country | Year | Total | Underweight | Stunting | Wasting | |
| 1. | Angola | 2016 | 12 726 | 9.78 | 18.62 | 2.56 |
| 2. | Benin | 2018 | 12 180 | 16.10 | 30.25 | 5.13 |
| 3. | Burkina Faso | 2010 | 13 441 | 12.09 | 16.62 | 7.43 |
| 4. | Burundi | 2017 | 12 203 | 14.26 | 26.86 | 2.52 |
| 5. | Cambodia | 2014 | 6863 | 14.73 | 20.50 | 6.12 |
| 6. | Cameroon | 2011 | 10 011 | 6.90 | 15.86 | 2.85 |
| 7. | Chad | 2015 | 16 483 | 19.37 | 25.58 | 8.45 |
| 8. | Comoros | 2012 | 2887 | 12.02 | 22.90 | 9.63 |
| 9. | Congo | 2012 | 8435 | 6.90 | 14.19 | 2.90 |
| 10. | DR Congo | 2014 | 16 575 | 11.27 | 21.45 | 3.84 |
| 11. | Cote d'Ivoire | 2012 | 6670 | 7.00 | 14.32 | 3.39 |
| 12. | Gabon | 2012 | 5213 | 5.33 | 14.64 | 2.63 |
| 13. | Gambia | 2013 | 7486 | 7.43 | 10.69 | 4.84 |
| 14. | Ghana | 2014 | 5407 | 5.51 | 9.65 | 2.46 |
| 15. | Guinea | 2018 | 6873 | 8.40 | 15.55 | 4.38 |
| 16. | Kenya | 2014 | 19 346 | 12.73 | 26.10 | 5.28 |
| 17. | Lesotho | 2014 | 2685 | 5.47 | 16.91 | 1.71 |
| 18. | Liberia | 2013 | 6471 | 7.51 | 15.16 | 3.23 |
| 19. | Malawi | 2016 | 15 746 | 3.92 | 11.41 | 1.04 |
| 20. | Mali | 2018 | 8903 | 17.79 | 24.81 | 9.15 |
| 21. | Mozambique | 2011 | 9858 | 12.37 | 37.09 | 4.90 |
| 22. | Namibia | 2013 | 3870 | 5.56 | 9.33 | 3.20 |
| 23. | Niger | 2012 | 11 293 | 14.98 | 17.72 | 7.71 |
| 24. | Nigeria | 2018 | 28 818 | 8.61 | 14.22 | 2.67 |
| 25. | Rwanda | 2015 | 7324 | 4.33 | 18.08 | 1.06 |
| 26. | Senegal | 2017 | 11 042 | 15.93 | 18.50 | 9.29 |
| 27. | Sierra Leone | 2013 | 9819 | 6.64 | 15.62 | 3.88 |
| 28. | South Africa | 2016 | 2900 | 2.21 | 9.90 | 1.03 |
| 29. | Tanzania | 2016 | 9139 | 13.43 | 32.87 | 4.78 |
| 30. | Togo | 2014 | 6374 | 8.38 | 14.12 | 3.64 |
| 31. | Uganda | 2016 | 13 493 | 3.56 | 9.27 | 1.27 |
| 32. | Zimbabwe | 2015 | 5217 | 7.30 | 24.19 | 3.28 |
| Total/average | 315 751 | 9.62 | 18.53 | 4.26 | ||
DHS, Demographic and Health Surveys; DR, Democratic Republic.