Prevalence of stunting, height for age (% of children under
DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:SH.STA.STNT.ZS•Percentage•1983 → 2024•163 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
DemographicsWB WDI
Coverage
163
Frequency
yearly
Range
1983 \u2192 2024
Latest
2024
Prevalence of stunting, height for age (% of children under by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 4.63%
4.63% – 8.49%
8.49% – 13.06%
13.06% – 19.83%
19.83% – 25.44%
25.44% – 34.06%
> 34.06%
No data
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Highest 15 countries
Prevalence of stunting, height for age (% of children under
163 countries with data
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Distribution across countries
Prevalence of stunting, height for age (% of children under
Countries
163
Median
16.1%
Mean
18.5%
25th pctl
8%
75th pctl
26.7%
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Prevalence of stunting, height for age (% of children under
BangladeshViet NamPeru
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| BurundiBDI | 52.8% | 2024 | |
| EritreaERI | 52.5% | 2010 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 49.5% | 2010 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 48.5% | 2022 | |
| NigerNER | 47.7% | 2022 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 46.7% | 2020 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 46% | 2021 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 44.7% | 2023 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 44.6% | 2022 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 39.8% | 2021 | |
| SudanSDN | 38.2% | 2014 | |
| LibyaLBY | 38.1% | 2014 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 37.9% | 2022 | |
| AngolaAGO | 37.6% | 2015 | |
| PakistanPAK | 37.6% | 2018 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 36.8% | 2019 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 36.7% | 2022 | |
| LesothoLSO | 35.6% | 2024 | |
| IndiaIND | 35.5% | 2020 | |
| MalawiMWI | 35.5% | 2020 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 34.8% | 2017 | — |
| ZambiaZMB | 34.6% | 2018 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 34.4% | 1985 | — |
| BeninBEN | 34.1% | 2021 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 33.8% | 2021 | |
| BhutanBTN | 33.5% | 2010 | |
| RwandaRWA | 33.1% | 2020 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 32.8% | 2023 | |
| ChadTCD | 31.9% | 2022 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 31.7% | 2015 | |
| South SudanSSD | 31.3% | 2010 | |
| ComorosCOM | 31.1% | 2012 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 30% | 2022 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 29.8% | 2019 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 28.9% | 2007 | |
| CameroonCMR | 28.9% | 2018 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 28.9% | 2013 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 28.1% | 2019 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 27.9% | 2010 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 27.3% | 1985 | — |
| MyanmarMMR | 26.7% | 2018 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 26.7% | 2021 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 26.3% | 2021 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 26.2% | 2011 | |
| GuineaGIN | 26.1% | 2022 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 25.9% | 2024 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 25.5% | 2023 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 25.3% | 2009 | |
| MaliMLI | 25.1% | 2024 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 25.1% | 2022 | |
| NepalNPL | 24.8% | 2022 | |
| UgandaUGA | 24.4% | 2022 | |
| TogoTGO | 23.8% | 2017 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 23.6% | 2022 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 23.4% | 2021 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 23.2% | 2009 | |
| UkraineUKR | 22.9% | 2000 | — |
| NamibiaNAM | 22.7% | 2013 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 22.3% | 2014 | |
| IraqIRQ | 22.1% | 2011 | |
| HaitiHTI | 22% | 2023 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 22% | 2023 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 21.9% | 2021 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 21.4% | 1994 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 21.3% | 2017 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 21.2% | 2014 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 21.2% | 2022 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 21.1% | 2021 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 20.9% | 2010 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 20% | 2021 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 19.6% | 2009 | — |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 19.1% | 2017 | |
| HondurasHND | 18.7% | 2019 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 18.2% | 2023 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 17.8% | 2013 | |
| KenyaKEN | 17.6% | 2022 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 17.5% | 2020 | |
| SenegalSEN | 17.5% | 2023 | |
| EcuadorECU | 17.4% | 2024 | |
| GhanaGHA | 17.4% | 2022 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 17.3% | 2012 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 16.1% | 2016 | |
| PanamaPAN | 15.9% | 2019 | |
| NauruNRU | 15.7% | 2023 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 15.3% | 2017 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 15% | 2015 | |
| GabonGAB | 14.4% | 2020 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 14.2% | 2019 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 14.1% | 2023 | |
| LebanonLBN | 13.9% | 2023 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 13.7% | 2023 | |
| BahrainBHR | 13.6% | 1995 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 13.4% | 2009 | |
| RomaniaROU | 12.8% | 2002 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 12.7% | 2016 | |
| MexicoMEX | 12.5% | 2022 | |
| ThailandTHA | 12.4% | 2022 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 11.8% | 2009 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 11.7% | 2019 | |
| PeruPER | 11.5% | 2023 | |
| OmanOMN | 11.4% | 2017 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 10.8% | 2020 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 10.7% | 2005 | — |
| ParaguayPRY | 10.7% | 2012 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 10.5% | 2024 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 10% | 2021 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 10% | 2007 | — |
| AlgeriaDZA | 9.8% | 2019 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 9.5% | 2019 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 9.3% | 2016 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 9.2% | 2011 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 9% | 2018 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 8.9% | 2012 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 8.8% | 2023 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 8.7% | 2018 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 8.7% | 2020 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 8.4% | 2018 | |
| SurinameSUR | 8.3% | 2018 | |
| JordanJOR | 8.2% | 2023 | |
| ChinaCHN | 8.1% | 2013 | |
| TongaTON | 8.1% | 2012 | |
| BrazilBRA | 8% | 2019 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 8% | 2015 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 7.9% | 2012 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 7.7% | 2012 | — |
| SamoaWSM | 7.3% | 2019 | |
| FijiFJI | 7.2% | 2021 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 7.2% | 2018 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 7.2% | 2019 | |
| CubaCUB | 7.1% | 2019 | |
| JapanJPN | 7.1% | 2010 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 7% | 2014 | |
| UruguayURY | 6.9% | 2018 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 6.7% | 2019 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 6.5% | 2021 | |
| QatarQAT | 6.2% | 2023 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 6% | 2018 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 5.4% | 2019 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 4.8% | 2017 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 4.6% | 2020 | — |
| SingaporeSGP | 4.5% | 2000 | — |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 4.3% | 2019 | |
| United StatesUSA | 3.8% | 2022 | |
| MaltaMLT | 3.3% | 2022 | — |
| KuwaitKWT | 3.2% | 2023 | |
| PortugalPRT | 3.2% | 2016 | — |
| CzechiaCZE | 2.8% | 2001 | |
| FinlandFIN | 2.8% | 2023 | |
| PolandPOL | 2.6% | 2014 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 2.5% | 2012 | — |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 2.3% | 2017 | |
| IrelandIRL | 2.2% | 2011 | — |
| United KingdomGBR | 2% | 2019 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 1.9% | 2007 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 1.9% | 2023 | |
| ChileCHL | 1.8% | 2014 | |
| GreeceGRC | 1.5% | 2003 | — |
| NetherlandsNLD | 1.5% | 2009 | |
| GermanyDEU | 1.3% | 2016 | |
| BelarusBLR | 1.2% | 2023 | |
| EstoniaEST | 1.2% | 2014 | — |
| LithuaniaLTU | 1% | 2023 | |
| LatviaLVA | 0.5% | 2021 | — |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)