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Prevalence of stunting, female (% of children under 5)

Name: Prevalence of stunting, female (% of children under 5)
Creator: Our World in Data
Keywords: social, % of children under 5, prevalence, stunting, female, children, under

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•159 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

16.3% of children under 5

Median: 13.7% of children under 5

Countries Covered

159

with available data

Highest

Eritrea

51.6% of children under 5

Lowest

Latvia

0.0% of children under 5

Top 5 Countries

1Eritrea51.6% of children under 5

2Burundi49.1% of children under 5

3Yemen48.2% of children under 5

4Papua New Guinea47.9% of children under 5

5Niger45.0% of children under 5

By Region

North America20.8% of children under 5(3 countries)

Africa20.4% of children under 5(9 countries)

Other18.3% of children under 5(100 countries)

Asia16.7% of children under 5(23 countries)

South America8.5% of children under 5(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0% of children under 5)High (51.6% of children under 5)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 16.3% of children under 5)

North America (3)

Africa (9)

Other (100)

Asia (23)

South America (7)

Europe (16)

Oceania (1)

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 ↕
1	Eritrea	51.6% of children under 5
2	Burundi	49.1% of children under 5
3	Yemen	48.2% of children under 5
4	Papua New Guinea	47.9% of children under 5
5	Niger	45.0% of children under 5
6	Guatemala	44.9% of children under 5
7	Timor-Leste	44.7% of children under 5
8	Afghanistan	43.5% of children under 5
9	Democratic Republic of the Congo	42.0% of children under 5
10	Pakistan	37.1% of children under 5
11	Madagascar	36.1% of children under 5
12	Sudan	36.1% of children under 5
13	Central African Republic	34.9% of children under 5
14	India	34.6% of children under 5
15	Angola	34.1% of children under 5
16	Ethiopia	33.6% of children under 5
17	Mozambique	32.8% of children under 5
18	Lesotho	32.5% of children under 5
19	Nigeria	32.5% of children under 5
20	Malawi	31.8% of children under 5
21	Benin	31.0% of children under 5
22	Lao People's Democratic Republic	31.0% of children under 5
23	Zambia	31.0% of children under 5
24	Marshall Islands	30.0% of children under 5
25	Solomon Islands	29.6% of children under 5
26	Rwanda	29.2% of children under 5
27	South Sudan	29.1% of children under 5
28	Chad	29.0% of children under 5
29	Liberia	27.9% of children under 5
30	Myanmar	26.8% of children under 5
31	Syrian Arab Republic	26.8% of children under 5
32	Cameroon	26.6% of children under 5
33	United Republic of Tanzania	26.6% of children under 5
34	Botswana	26.3% of children under 5
35	Philippines	26.1% of children under 5
36	Nepal	25.0% of children under 5
37	Guinea-Bissau	24.8% of children under 5
38	Vanuatu	24.5% of children under 5
39	Djibouti	23.8% of children under 5
40	Mali	23.6% of children under 5
41	Sierra Leone	23.6% of children under 5
42	Bangladesh	23.3% of children under 5
43	Guinea	23.2% of children under 5
44	Ukraine	22.8% of children under 5
45	Somalia	22.7% of children under 5
46	Cote d'Ivoire	22.6% of children under 5
47	Mauritania	22.5% of children under 5
48	Equatorial Guinea	22.2% of children under 5
49	Vietnam	21.6% of children under 5
50	Uganda	21.6% of children under 5
51	Togo	21.3% of children under 5
52	Malaysia	20.6% of children under 5
53	Indonesia	20.5% of children under 5
54	Namibia	20.4% of children under 5
55	Zimbabwe	20.4% of children under 5
56	Republic of the Congo	20.0% of children under 5
57	Nauru	20.0% of children under 5
58	North Korea	19.9% of children under 5
59	Haiti	19.4% of children under 5
60	Cambodia	19.2% of children under 5
61	Honduras	18.2% of children under 5
62	South Africa	17.8% of children under 5
63	Burkina Faso	17.5% of children under 5
64	Eswatini	17.3% of children under 5
65	Bhutan	17.2% of children under 5
66	Comoros	17.1% of children under 5
67	Brunei Darussalam	16.8% of children under 5
68	Sri Lanka	16.6% of children under 5
69	Republic of The Gambia	16.4% of children under 5
70	Nicaragua	16.4% of children under 5
71	Senegal	16.4% of children under 5
72	Bolivia	16.1% of children under 5
73	Ecuador	15.6% of children under 5
74	Kenya	15.6% of children under 5
75	Ghana	15.3% of children under 5
76	Maldives	14.2% of children under 5
77	Kiribati	14.0% of children under 5
78	Panama	13.9% of children under 5
79	Morocco	13.7% of children under 5
80	Belize	13.7% of children under 5
81	Mexico	13.5% of children under 5
82	Kyrgyzstan	13.3% of children under 5
83	Iraq	13.0% of children under 5
84	Gabon	12.9% of children under 5
85	Egypt	12.7% of children under 5
86	Thailand	12.2% of children under 5
87	Tajikistan	12.0% of children under 5
88	Romania	11.1% of children under 5
89	Colombia	11.0% of children under 5
90	Albania	11.0% of children under 5
91	Peru	10.5% of children under 5
92	Sao Tome and Principe	10.4% of children under 5
93	Lebanon	10.3% of children under 5
94	Oman	10.0% of children under 5
95	El Salvador	9.1% of children under 5
96	Jordan	8.9% of children under 5
97	Bosnia and Herzegovina	8.9% of children under 5
98	State of Palestine	8.8% of children under 5
99	Tunisia	8.8% of children under 5
100	Montenegro	8.5% of children under 5
101	Kazakhstan	8.3% of children under 5
102	Saudi Arabia	8.0% of children under 5
103	Algeria	7.9% of children under 5
104	Mongolia	7.8% of children under 5
105	Armenia	7.8% of children under 5
106	Costa Rica	7.7% of children under 5
107	Guyana	7.6% of children under 5
108	Argentina	7.6% of children under 5
109	People's Republic of China	7.2% of children under 5
110	Uzbekistan	7.1% of children under 5
111	Moldova, Republic of	7.0% of children under 5
112	Seychelles	7.0% of children under 5
113	Turks and Caicos Islands	7.0% of children under 5
114	Turkmenistan	6.9% of children under 5
115	Samoa	6.9% of children under 5
116	Brazil	6.9% of children under 5
117	Libya	6.8% of children under 5
118	Cuba	6.5% of children under 5
119	Japan	6.5% of children under 5
120	Suriname	6.5% of children under 5
121	Uruguay	6.5% of children under 5
122	Georgia	6.4% of children under 5
123	Trinidad and Tobago	6.4% of children under 5
124	Barbados	6.4% of children under 5
125	Fiji	6.3% of children under 5
126	Azerbaijan	6.2% of children under 5
127	Cape Verde	5.9% of children under 5
128	Dominican Republic	5.9% of children under 5
129	Türkiye	5.8% of children under 5
130	Tuvalu	5.6% of children under 5
131	Qatar	5.2% of children under 5
132	Islamic Republic of Iran	4.8% of children under 5
133	Paraguay	4.4% of children under 5
134	Belarus	4.2% of children under 5
135	Bulgaria	4.1% of children under 5
136	United States of America	4.1% of children under 5
137	The Republic of North Macedonia	4.0% of children under 5
138	Singapore	3.9% of children under 5
139	Malta	3.6% of children under 5
140	Portugal	3.5% of children under 5
141	Serbia	3.1% of children under 5
142	Kuwait	2.6% of children under 5
143	Belgium	2.4% of children under 5
144	Czech Republic	2.3% of children under 5
145	Jamaica	2.3% of children under 5
146	Germany	2.2% of children under 5
147	United Kingdom	2.1% of children under 5
148	Greece	1.9% of children under 5
149	Estonia	1.8% of children under 5
150	Tonga	1.8% of children under 5
151	Australia	1.8% of children under 5
152	Chile	1.6% of children under 5
153	Ireland	1.6% of children under 5
154	Netherlands	1.3% of children under 5
155	Poland	1.1% of children under 5
156	Lithuania	1.0% of children under 5
157	Saint Lucia	1.0% of children under 5
158	South Korea	0.9% of children under 5
159	Latvia	0.0% of children under 5

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Topics

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Data Source

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

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