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demographic2024

Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions), model-based estimates - Sex: both sexes

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•162 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
0.9value
Median: 0.1value
Countries Covered
162
with available data
Highest
India
37.4value
Lowest
Tuvalu
0.0value
Top 5 Countries
1India37.4value
2Nigeria11.4value
3Pakistan10.7value
4Democratic Republic of the Congo8.7value
5Ethiopia6.9value
By Region
Asia3.1value(23 countries)
Africa3.0value(9 countries)
North America1.0value(3 countries)
Other0.4value(102 countries)
South America0.3value(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0value)High (37.4value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.9value)

Asia (23)
Africa (9)
North America (3)
Other (102)
South America (7)
Oceania (1)
Europe (17)

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 2024; 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 ↕
1India37.4value
2Nigeria11.4value
3Pakistan10.7value
4Democratic Republic of the Congo8.7value
5Ethiopia6.9value
6Indonesia5.0value
7Bangladesh4.2value
8United Republic of Tanzania3.3value
9Yemen3.1value
10Angola3.0value
11Afghanistan2.8value
12Sudan2.7value
13Philippines2.5value
14People's Republic of China2.4value
15Niger2.3value
16Mozambique2.1value
17Uganda1.9value
18Madagascar1.8value
19Egypt1.5value
20South Africa1.4value
21Vietnam1.4value
22Mexico1.3value
23Kenya1.3value
24Cameroon1.2value
25Burundi1.2value
26Brazil1.2value
27Chad1.2value
28Myanmar1.1value
29Malawi1.0value
30Zambia1.0value
31Mali1.0value
32Cote d'Ivoire0.9value
33Somalia0.8value
34Guatemala0.8value
35United States of America0.8value
36Benin0.7value
37Nepal0.7value
38Ghana0.7value
39Burkina Faso0.7value
40Guinea0.6value
41Papua New Guinea0.6value
42Syrian Arab Republic0.6value
43Rwanda0.6value
44Zimbabwe0.6value
45Malaysia0.5value
46Iraq0.5value
47South Sudan0.5value
48Morocco0.4value
49Senegal0.4value
50Algeria0.4value
51Colombia0.4value
52Cambodia0.4value
53Central African Republic0.4value
54Thailand0.4value
55Togo0.3value
56Türkiye0.3value
57Uzbekistan0.3value
58Sierra Leone0.3value
59Saudi Arabia0.3value
60Islamic Republic of Iran0.3value
61Peru0.3value
62North Korea0.3value
63Argentina0.3value
64Haiti0.3value
65Venezuela0.2value
66Ecuador0.2value
67Lao People's Democratic Republic0.2value
68Eritrea0.2value
69Liberia0.2value
70Japan0.2value
71Honduras0.2value
72Mauritania0.2value
73Tajikistan0.2value
74Sri Lanka0.2value
75Ukraine0.1value
76Republic of the Congo0.1value
77Bolivia0.1value
78United Kingdom0.1value
79Kazakhstan0.1value
80Lesotho0.1value
81Jordan0.1value
82Germany0.1value
83Guinea-Bissau0.1value
84Kyrgyzstan0.1value
85Tunisia0.1value
86Timor-Leste0.1value
87Namibia0.1value
88Romania0.1value
89Botswana0.1value
90Libya0.1value
91State of Palestine0.1value
92Dominican Republic0.1value
93Oman0.1value
94Republic of The Gambia0.1value
95Turkmenistan0.1value
96Panama0.0value
97Australia0.0value
98El Salvador0.0value
99Gabon0.0value
100Lebanon0.0value
101Azerbaijan0.0value
102Equatorial Guinea0.0value
103Cuba0.0value
104Solomon Islands0.0value
105Costa Rica0.0value
106Eswatini0.0value
107Mongolia0.0value
108Djibouti0.0value
109South Korea0.0value
110Paraguay0.0value
111Comoros0.0value
112Poland0.0value
113Bulgaria0.0value
114Chile0.0value
115Belgium0.0value
116Netherlands0.0value
117Serbia0.0value
118Vanuatu0.0value
119Portugal0.0value
120Czech Republic0.0value
121Kuwait0.0value
122Jamaica0.0value
123Uruguay0.0value
124Georgia0.0value
125Armenia0.0value
126Albania0.0value
127Bosnia and Herzegovina0.0value
128Bhutan0.0value
129Qatar0.0value
130Greece0.0value
131Moldova, Republic of0.0value
132Singapore0.0value
133Trinidad and Tobago0.0value
134Ireland0.0value
135Fiji0.0value
136Guyana0.0value
137Mauritius0.0value
138Bahrain0.0value
139Belarus0.0value
140Maldives0.0value
141Suriname0.0value
142Belize0.0value
143Finland0.0value
144The Republic of North Macedonia0.0value
145Sao Tome and Principe0.0value
146Brunei Darussalam0.0value
147Montenegro0.0value
148Kiribati0.0value
149Samoa0.0value
150Cape Verde0.0value
151Lithuania0.0value
152Latvia0.0value
153Marshall Islands0.0value
154Barbados0.0value
155Estonia0.0value
156Malta0.0value
157Seychelles0.0value
158Saint Lucia0.0value
159Nauru0.0value
160Tonga0.0value
161Turks and Caicos Islands0.0value
162Tuvalu0.0value
Showing 162 of 162 countries

Topics

#demographic#value#stunting#numbers#among#children#under#years#age#millions#model#based#estimates#sex#both#sexes

Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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