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Long-run childhood stunting rates
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2015; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
18.8%
Median: 14.6%
Countries Covered
182
with available data
Highest
Guam
63.4%
Lowest
Turks and Caicos Islands
0.3%
Top 5 Countries
1Guam63.4%
2Eritrea62.9%
3Burundi60.4%
4Timor-Leste58.6%
5Yemen57.4%
By Region
Africa26.6%(9 countries)
Other23.1%(108 countries)
Asia18.1%(25 countries)
North America17.1%(4 countries)
South America10.0%(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.3%)High (63.4%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 18.8%)
Africa (9)
Other (108)
Asia (25)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Europe (27)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2015; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guam | 63.4% |
| 2 | Eritrea | 62.9% |
| 3 | Burundi | 60.4% |
| 4 | Timor-Leste | 58.6% |
| 5 | Yemen | 57.4% |
| 6 | Papua New Guinea | 51.5% |
| 7 | Guatemala | 50.7% |
| 8 | Niger | 48.0% |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 47.6% |
| 10 | Afghanistan | 46.9% |
| 11 | Central African Republic | 45.9% |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 45.4% |
| 13 | Pakistan | 44.8% |
| 14 | Mozambique | 44.7% |
| 15 | Madagascar | 44.4% |
| 16 | Libya | 43.4% |
| 17 | Angola | 41.2% |
| 18 | Sudan | 40.9% |
| 19 | Malawi | 40.7% |
| 20 | India | 40.6% |
| 21 | Somalia | 39.2% |
| 22 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 39.0% |
| 23 | Nigeria | 39.0% |
| 24 | Bhutan | 39.0% |
| 25 | Rwanda | 38.5% |
| 26 | Marshall Islands | 38.3% |
| 27 | Nepal | 38.2% |
| 28 | Benin | 38.1% |
| 29 | South Sudan | 38.0% |
| 30 | Philippines | 37.6% |
| 31 | Zambia | 36.6% |
| 32 | Lesotho | 36.1% |
| 33 | Chad | 35.8% |
| 34 | United Republic of Tanzania | 35.5% |
| 35 | Indonesia | 34.5% |
| 36 | Equatorial Guinea | 34.3% |
| 37 | Bangladesh | 34.2% |
| 38 | Guinea | 33.9% |
| 39 | Cameroon | 33.7% |
| 40 | Liberia | 33.6% |
| 41 | Solomon Islands | 33.6% |
| 42 | Myanmar | 33.0% |
| 43 | Comoros | 31.4% |
| 44 | Sierra Leone | 30.9% |
| 45 | Vanuatu | 30.8% |
| 46 | Cambodia | 30.4% |
| 47 | Togo | 30.2% |
| 48 | Guinea-Bissau | 29.8% |
| 49 | Uganda | 29.3% |
| 50 | Namibia | 28.8% |
| 51 | Mali | 28.2% |
| 52 | Zimbabwe | 27.8% |
| 53 | Burkina Faso | 27.2% |
| 54 | Syrian Arab Republic | 26.8% |
| 55 | Eswatini | 26.7% |
| 56 | Nauru | 26.2% |
| 57 | Botswana | 25.9% |
| 58 | Cote d'Ivoire | 25.5% |
| 59 | Mauritania | 24.8% |
| 60 | Vietnam | 24.7% |
| 61 | Haiti | 24.6% |
| 62 | Kenya | 24.5% |
| 63 | Azerbaijan | 23.3% |
| 64 | Cape Verde | 23.0% |
| 65 | Egypt | 22.5% |
| 66 | Nicaragua | 22.4% |
| 67 | Ecuador | 21.8% |
| 68 | Tajikistan | 21.6% |
| 69 | Honduras | 21.6% |
| 70 | Ghana | 21.6% |
| 71 | Republic of the Congo | 21.5% |
| 72 | Malaysia | 21.4% |
| 73 | Djibouti | 21.0% |
| 74 | Brunei Darussalam | 20.9% |
| 75 | South Africa | 20.7% |
| 76 | Puerto Rico | 20.7% |
| 77 | North Korea | 20.2% |
| 78 | Kiribati | 19.0% |
| 79 | Senegal | 18.9% |
| 80 | Finland | 18.5% |
| 81 | Romania | 18.2% |
| 82 | Republic of The Gambia | 17.3% |
| 83 | Sri Lanka | 17.3% |
| 84 | Belize | 16.9% |
| 85 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 16.7% |
| 86 | Bolivia | 16.3% |
| 87 | Venezuela | 15.9% |
| 88 | Panama | 15.3% |
| 89 | Sao Tome and Principe | 15.0% |
| 90 | Morocco | 14.7% |
| 91 | El Salvador | 14.6% |
| 92 | Gabon | 14.6% |
| 93 | Mauritius | 13.6% |
| 94 | Kyrgyzstan | 13.5% |
| 95 | Iraq | 13.4% |
| 96 | Colombia | 13.3% |
| 97 | Bahrain | 12.8% |
| 98 | Oman | 12.7% |
| 99 | Peru | 12.5% |
| 100 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 12.3% |
| 101 | Mexico | 12.3% |
| 102 | Maldives | 11.9% |
| 103 | Albania | 11.4% |
| 104 | Thailand | 10.6% |
| 105 | Algeria | 10.1% |
| 106 | Uzbekistan | 10.0% |
| 107 | Saudi Arabia | 9.9% |
| 108 | Guyana | 9.8% |
| 109 | Costa Rica | 9.6% |
| 110 | Suriname | 9.6% |
| 111 | Turkmenistan | 9.3% |
| 112 | Mongolia | 9.2% |
| 113 | Moldova, Republic of | 8.9% |
| 114 | Kazakhstan | 8.6% |
| 115 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.6% |
| 116 | Qatar | 8.4% |
| 117 | France | 8.3% |
| 118 | Tunisia | 8.2% |
| 119 | Fiji | 8.1% |
| 120 | Uruguay | 8.1% |
| 121 | Jordan | 7.7% |
| 122 | State of Palestine | 7.6% |
| 123 | Cuba | 7.5% |
| 124 | Lebanon | 7.1% |
| 125 | Armenia | 7.1% |
| 126 | Georgia | 7.0% |
| 127 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.9% |
| 128 | Argentina | 6.8% |
| 129 | Samoa | 6.4% |
| 130 | Bulgaria | 6.3% |
| 131 | Türkiye | 6.2% |
| 132 | Montenegro | 6.0% |
| 133 | Tuvalu | 6.0% |
| 134 | Brazil | 6.0% |
| 135 | Seychelles | 5.9% |
| 136 | Ukraine | 5.8% |
| 137 | Barbados | 5.8% |
| 138 | Jamaica | 5.7% |
| 139 | Dominican Republic | 5.0% |
| 140 | Serbia | 5.0% |
| 141 | Paraguay | 4.7% |
| 142 | Hong Kong | 4.5% |
| 143 | Hungary | 4.3% |
| 144 | Taiwan, Province of China | 4.1% |
| 145 | Lithuania | 4.1% |
| 146 | People's Republic of China | 4.1% |
| 147 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 4.1% |
| 148 | Kuwait | 3.8% |
| 149 | Belarus | 3.6% |
| 150 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 3.6% |
| 151 | United Kingdom | 3.6% |
| 152 | Aruba | 3.3% |
| 153 | United States of America | 3.2% |
| 154 | Singapore | 2.9% |
| 155 | Japan | 2.8% |
| 156 | Italy | 2.4% |
| 157 | New Zealand | 2.3% |
| 158 | Tonga | 2.2% |
| 159 | Canada | 2.1% |
| 160 | Bermuda | 2.0% |
| 161 | Portugal | 2.0% |
| 162 | Poland | 2.0% |
| 163 | Australia | 1.9% |
| 164 | South Korea | 1.7% |
| 165 | Saint Lucia | 1.7% |
| 166 | Belgium | 1.6% |
| 167 | Ireland | 1.5% |
| 168 | Slovakia | 1.3% |
| 169 | Estonia | 1.3% |
| 170 | Germany | 1.3% |
| 171 | Chile | 1.3% |
| 172 | Greece | 1.3% |
| 173 | Spain | 1.2% |
| 174 | Sweden | 1.1% |
| 175 | Czech Republic | 1.1% |
| 176 | Denmark | 1.0% |
| 177 | Austria | 0.8% |
| 178 | Latvia | 0.5% |
| 179 | Norway | 0.5% |
| 180 | Cyprus | 0.5% |
| 181 | Netherlands | 0.3% |
| 182 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.3% |
Showing 182 of 182 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2015).
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