Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (% of children under
DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:SH.STA.STNT.FE.ZS•Percentage•1986 → 2024•159 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
DemographicsWB WDI
Coverage
159
Frequency
—
Range
1986 \u2192 2024
Latest
2024
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (% of children under by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 4.76%
4.76% – 7.61%
7.61% – 11.83%
11.83% – 17.5%
17.5% – 23.56%
23.56% – 31.34%
> 31.34%
No data
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Highest 15 countries
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (% of children under
159 countries with data
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Distribution across countries
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (% of children under
Countries
159
Median
14.2%
Mean
17.2%
25th pctl
7%
75th pctl
25%
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Compare trends
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (% of children under
PeruKuwaitJamaica
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| EritreaERI | 51.6% | 2010 | |
| BurundiBDI | 49.1% | 2024 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 48.2% | 2022 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 47.9% | 2010 | |
| NigerNER | 45% | 2022 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 44.9% | 2021 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 44.7% | 2020 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 43.5% | 2022 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 42% | 2023 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 41.2% | 2006 | — |
| PakistanPAK | 37.1% | 2018 | |
| LibyaLBY | 36.9% | 2014 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 36.1% | 2021 | |
| SudanSDN | 36.1% | 2014 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 34.9% | 2022 | |
| IndiaIND | 34.6% | 2020 | |
| AngolaAGO | 34.1% | 2015 | |
| BhutanBTN | 33.6% | 2010 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 33.6% | 2019 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 32.8% | 2022 | |
| LesothoLSO | 32.5% | 2024 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 32.5% | 2021 | |
| MalawiMWI | 31.8% | 2020 | |
| BeninBEN | 31% | 2021 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 31% | 2023 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 31% | 2018 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 30% | 2017 | — |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 29.6% | 2015 | |
| ComorosCOM | 29.2% | 2012 | |
| RwandaRWA | 29.2% | 2020 | |
| South SudanSSD | 29.1% | 2010 | |
| ChadTCD | 29% | 2022 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 27.9% | 2019 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 26.8% | 2018 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 26.8% | 2010 | |
| CameroonCMR | 26.6% | 2018 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 26.6% | 2022 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 26.3% | 2007 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 26.1% | 2021 | |
| NepalNPL | 25% | 2022 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 24.8% | 2019 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 24.5% | 2013 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 23.8% | 2023 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 23.6% | 2009 | |
| MaliMLI | 23.6% | 2024 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 23.6% | 2021 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 23.3% | 2022 | |
| GuineaGIN | 23.2% | 2022 | |
| UkraineUKR | 22.8% | 2000 | — |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 22.6% | 2021 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 22.5% | 2022 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 22.2% | 2011 | |
| UgandaUGA | 21.6% | 2022 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 21.6% | 2010 | |
| TogoTGO | 21.3% | 2017 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 20.6% | 2022 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 20.5% | 2023 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 20.4% | 2013 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 20.4% | 2019 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 20% | 2010 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 20% | 2014 | |
| NauruNRU | 20% | 2023 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 19.9% | 2017 | |
| HaitiHTI | 19.4% | 2023 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 19.2% | 2021 | |
| HondurasHND | 18.2% | 2019 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 17.8% | 2017 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 17.5% | 2013 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 17.5% | 2021 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 17.3% | 2021 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 16.8% | 2009 | — |
| Sri LankaLKA | 16.6% | 2016 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 16.4% | 2020 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 16.4% | 2012 | |
| SenegalSEN | 16.4% | 2023 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 16.1% | 2016 | |
| EcuadorECU | 15.6% | 2024 | |
| KenyaKEN | 15.6% | 2022 | |
| GhanaGHA | 15.3% | 2022 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 14.2% | 2017 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 14% | 2018 | — |
| PanamaPAN | 13.9% | 2019 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 13.7% | 2015 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 13.7% | 2019 | |
| MexicoMEX | 13.5% | 2022 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 13.3% | 2023 | |
| IraqIRQ | 13% | 2018 | |
| GabonGAB | 12.9% | 2020 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 12.7% | 2021 | |
| ThailandTHA | 12.2% | 2022 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 12% | 2023 | |
| UruguayURY | 11.4% | 2016 | |
| RomaniaROU | 11.1% | 2002 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 11% | 2016 | |
| PeruPER | 10.5% | 2023 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 10.4% | 2019 | |
| LebanonLBN | 10.3% | 2023 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 10.1% | 2012 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 10.1% | 2007 | — |
| OmanOMN | 10% | 2017 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 9.2% | 2007 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 9.1% | 2021 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 9% | 2016 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 8.9% | 2012 | |
| JordanJOR | 8.9% | 2023 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 8.8% | 2020 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 8.8% | 2018 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 8.5% | 2018 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 8.3% | 2015 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 8% | 2020 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 7.9% | 2019 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 7.8% | 2018 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 7.7% | 2018 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 7.6% | 2018 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 7.6% | 2019 | |
| ChinaCHN | 7.2% | 2013 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 7.1% | 2021 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 7% | 2012 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 7% | 2012 | — |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 7% | 2020 | — |
| TongaTON | 7% | 2012 | — |
| BrazilBRA | 6.9% | 2019 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 6.9% | 2019 | |
| SamoaWSM | 6.9% | 2019 | |
| CubaCUB | 6.5% | 2019 | — |
| JapanJPN | 6.5% | 2010 | |
| SurinameSUR | 6.5% | 2018 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 6.4% | 2012 | — |
| GeorgiaGEO | 6.4% | 2018 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 6.4% | 2011 | |
| FijiFJI | 6.3% | 2021 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 5.9% | 2018 | — |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 5.9% | 2019 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 5.8% | 2018 | |
| QatarQAT | 5.2% | 2023 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 4.8% | 2017 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 4.7% | 2022 | |
| BelarusBLR | 4.2% | 2005 | — |
| United StatesUSA | 4.1% | 2018 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 4% | 2019 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 3.9% | 2000 | — |
| MaltaMLT | 3.6% | 2022 | — |
| PortugalPRT | 3.5% | 2016 | — |
| SerbiaSRB | 3.1% | 2019 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 2.4% | 2023 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 2.3% | 2001 | — |
| GermanyDEU | 2.2% | 2016 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 2.1% | 2019 | |
| GreeceGRC | 1.9% | 2003 | — |
| AustraliaAUS | 1.8% | 2007 | — |
| EstoniaEST | 1.8% | 2014 | — |
| ChileCHL | 1.6% | 2014 | |
| IrelandIRL | 1.6% | 2011 | — |
| NetherlandsNLD | 1.3% | 2009 | |
| PolandPOL | 1.1% | 2019 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 1% | 2012 | — |
| LithuaniaLTU | 1% | 2023 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 0.9% | 2020 | |
| LatviaLVA | 0% | 2021 | — |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)