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Percentage of children under five years of age who are stunted (Percent)

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•160 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
16.3percent
Median: 12.0percent
Countries Covered
160
with available data
Highest
Burundi
55.3percent
Lowest
Poland
1.0percent
Top 5 Countries
1Burundi55.3percent
2Niger48.3percent
3Eritrea48.0percent
4Angola47.7percent
5Papua New Guinea47.6percent
By Region
Africa23.4percent(9 countries)
North America20.6percent(3 countries)
Other18.3percent(101 countries)
Asia16.6percent(22 countries)
South America9.7percent(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1.0percent)High (55.3percent)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 16.3percent)

Africa (9)
North America (3)
Other (101)
Asia (22)
South America (7)
Europe (17)
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 ↕
1Burundi55.3percent
2Niger48.3percent
3Eritrea48.0percent
4Angola47.7percent
5Papua New Guinea47.6percent
6Yemen47.4percent
7Timor-Leste45.4percent
8Guatemala44.6percent
9Democratic Republic of the Congo44.1percent
10Afghanistan42.0percent
11Central African Republic38.9percent
12Madagascar38.4percent
13Mozambique37.0percent
14Ethiopia35.5percent
15Sudan35.4percent
16Lesotho35.0percent
17Nigeria33.8percent
18Pakistan33.6percent
19Benin33.2percent
20Malawi33.2percent
21India32.9percent
22Zambia32.3percent
23Chad31.5percent
24Vanuatu31.0percent
25Marshall Islands30.0percent
26South Sudan30.0percent
27Lao People's Democratic Republic29.9percent
28United Republic of Tanzania29.9percent
29Rwanda29.8percent
30Solomon Islands29.8percent
31Guinea-Bissau28.3percent
32Philippines27.7percent
33Cameroon27.2percent
34Liberia26.9percent
35Guinea26.6percent
36Nepal26.0percent
37Sierra Leone25.2percent
38Bangladesh25.1percent
39Myanmar24.5percent
40South Africa24.4percent
41Malaysia24.3percent
42Somalia23.9percent
43Zimbabwe23.7percent
44Syrian Arab Republic23.5percent
45Uganda23.5percent
46Mali23.2percent
47Togo23.0percent
48Indonesia22.6percent
49Cambodia22.0percent
50Haiti21.6percent
51Mauritania21.5percent
52Botswana21.0percent
53Djibouti20.9percent
54Cote d'Ivoire20.3percent
55Burkina Faso19.5percent
56Vietnam19.2percent
57Eswatini18.9percent
58Honduras17.9percent
59Kenya17.9percent
60Bhutan17.9percent
61Ecuador17.7percent
62Comoros17.4percent
63Senegal17.2percent
64Equatorial Guinea17.1percent
65North Korea16.6percent
66Namibia16.4percent
67Republic of the Congo16.3percent
68Nauru16.0percent
69Ghana15.6percent
70Kiribati14.7percent
71Maldives14.2percent
72Republic of The Gambia14.0percent
73Panama14.0percent
74Gabon13.7percent
75Morocco13.7percent
76Mexico13.1percent
77Tajikistan13.1percent
78Oman12.9percent
79Egypt12.9percent
80Thailand12.3percent
81Ukraine11.7percent
82Venezuela11.7percent
83Belize11.7percent
84Colombia11.6percent
85Saudi Arabia11.1percent
86Kyrgyzstan11.0percent
87Argentina10.7percent
88Bolivia10.7percent
89Costa Rica10.6percent
90Peru10.6percent
91Sri Lanka10.1percent
92Lebanon10.1percent
93Sao Tome and Principe10.0percent
94Brunei Darussalam9.9percent
95El Salvador9.4percent
96Iraq9.4percent
97Libya9.2percent
98Tunisia8.9percent
99Algeria8.9percent
100Brazil8.9percent
101Samoa8.4percent
102State of Palestine8.0percent
103Montenegro8.0percent
104Suriname8.0percent
105Bosnia and Herzegovina7.9percent
106Mauritius7.8percent
107Trinidad and Tobago7.8percent
108Jordan7.7percent
109Albania7.4percent
110Cuba7.3percent
111Fiji7.2percent
112Guyana7.1percent
113Mongolia7.1percent
114Romania7.0percent
115Jamaica6.9percent
116Azerbaijan6.8percent
117Uzbekistan6.7percent
118Turkmenistan6.5percent
119Uruguay6.5percent
120Seychelles6.2percent
121Armenia6.2percent
122Barbados5.8percent
123Dominican Republic5.6percent
124Bulgaria5.5percent
125Türkiye5.5percent
126Qatar5.4percent
127Cape Verde5.3percent
128Tuvalu5.3percent
129Japan5.2percent
130Islamic Republic of Iran4.8percent
131Georgia4.7percent
132Serbia4.6percent
133Bahrain4.6percent
134Kuwait4.5percent
135Kazakhstan4.4percent
136Moldova, Republic of4.2percent
137United States of America4.2percent
138The Republic of North Macedonia3.8percent
139Malta3.5percent
140United Kingdom3.5percent
141Paraguay3.2percent
142Portugal3.2percent
143Australia3.1percent
144Saint Lucia2.8percent
145Singapore2.8percent
146Belgium2.6percent
147Czech Republic2.4percent
148Germany2.2percent
149Ireland2.2percent
150Greece2.0percent
151South Korea1.8percent
152Chile1.7percent
153Finland1.7percent
154Latvia1.7percent
155Lithuania1.6percent
156Netherlands1.6percent
157Tonga1.6percent
158Estonia1.3percent
159Belarus1.1percent
160Poland1.0percent
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Topics

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Data Source

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

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