social2024
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male (% of children under 5)
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
18.8Percentage
Median: 15.7Percentage
Countries Covered
159
with available data
Highest
Burundi
56.6Percentage
Lowest
Germany
0.4Percentage
Top 5 Countries
1Burundi56.6Percentage
2Eritrea53.5Percentage
3Papua New Guinea50.9Percentage
4Niger50.4Percentage
5Yemen48.9Percentage
By Region
Africa24.4Percentage(9 countries)
Other21.4Percentage(100 countries)
North America20.5Percentage(3 countries)
Asia18.1Percentage(23 countries)
South America10.6Percentage(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.4Percentage)High (56.6Percentage)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 18.8Percentage)
Africa (9)
Other (100)
North America (3)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 56.6Percentage |
| 2 | Eritrea | 53.5Percentage |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea | 50.9Percentage |
| 4 | Niger | 50.4Percentage |
| 5 | Yemen | 48.9Percentage |
| 6 | Timor-Leste | 48.6Percentage |
| 7 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 47.2Percentage |
| 8 | Guatemala | 47.1Percentage |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 45.7Percentage |
| 10 | Madagascar | 43.6Percentage |
| 11 | Angola | 41.0Percentage |
| 12 | Mozambique | 40.9Percentage |
| 13 | Central African Republic | 40.8Percentage |
| 14 | Sudan | 40.3Percentage |
| 15 | Ethiopia | 39.8Percentage |
| 16 | Malawi | 39.3Percentage |
| 17 | Marshall Islands | 39.3Percentage |
| 18 | Lesotho | 38.3Percentage |
| 19 | Zambia | 38.3Percentage |
| 20 | Pakistan | 38.2Percentage |
| 21 | Benin | 37.0Percentage |
| 22 | Rwanda | 37.0Percentage |
| 23 | India | 36.2Percentage |
| 24 | Nigeria | 35.0Percentage |
| 25 | Chad | 34.8Percentage |
| 26 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 34.6Percentage |
| 27 | Solomon Islands | 33.7Percentage |
| 28 | South Sudan | 33.4Percentage |
| 29 | United Republic of Tanzania | 33.3Percentage |
| 30 | Vanuatu | 33.2Percentage |
| 31 | Liberia | 31.8Percentage |
| 32 | Botswana | 31.6Percentage |
| 33 | Guinea-Bissau | 31.4Percentage |
| 34 | Cameroon | 31.2Percentage |
| 35 | Equatorial Guinea | 30.3Percentage |
| 36 | Guinea | 29.1Percentage |
| 37 | Sierra Leone | 29.1Percentage |
| 38 | Syrian Arab Republic | 28.9Percentage |
| 39 | Somalia | 27.7Percentage |
| 40 | Mauritania | 27.6Percentage |
| 41 | Philippines | 27.2Percentage |
| 42 | Uganda | 27.2Percentage |
| 43 | Djibouti | 26.9Percentage |
| 44 | Myanmar | 26.7Percentage |
| 45 | Mali | 26.7Percentage |
| 46 | Zimbabwe | 26.7Percentage |
| 47 | Togo | 26.2Percentage |
| 48 | Namibia | 25.1Percentage |
| 49 | South Africa | 24.9Percentage |
| 50 | Nepal | 24.7Percentage |
| 51 | Haiti | 24.6Percentage |
| 52 | Cambodia | 24.5Percentage |
| 53 | Burkina Faso | 24.5Percentage |
| 54 | Cote d'Ivoire | 24.3Percentage |
| 55 | Bangladesh | 23.8Percentage |
| 56 | Vietnam | 23.7Percentage |
| 57 | Indonesia | 23.4Percentage |
| 58 | Ukraine | 22.9Percentage |
| 59 | Eswatini | 22.7Percentage |
| 60 | Brunei Darussalam | 22.6Percentage |
| 61 | Republic of the Congo | 22.4Percentage |
| 62 | Malaysia | 21.8Percentage |
| 63 | Kenya | 19.6Percentage |
| 64 | Ghana | 19.4Percentage |
| 65 | Comoros | 19.2Percentage |
| 66 | Ecuador | 19.2Percentage |
| 67 | Honduras | 19.2Percentage |
| 68 | Republic of The Gambia | 18.5Percentage |
| 69 | Senegal | 18.5Percentage |
| 70 | Bhutan | 18.5Percentage |
| 71 | North Korea | 18.4Percentage |
| 72 | Nicaragua | 18.2Percentage |
| 73 | Sri Lanka | 17.9Percentage |
| 74 | Panama | 17.6Percentage |
| 75 | Lebanon | 17.2Percentage |
| 76 | Kiribati | 16.4Percentage |
| 77 | Maldives | 16.3Percentage |
| 78 | Belize | 16.2Percentage |
| 79 | Bolivia | 16.1Percentage |
| 80 | Gabon | 15.7Percentage |
| 81 | Tajikistan | 15.1Percentage |
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 15.0Percentage |
| 83 | Morocco | 14.9Percentage |
| 84 | Colombia | 14.4Percentage |
| 85 | Romania | 14.4Percentage |
| 86 | Saudi Arabia | 13.6Percentage |
| 87 | Sao Tome and Principe | 13.0Percentage |
| 88 | Egypt | 13.0Percentage |
| 89 | Oman | 12.7Percentage |
| 90 | Thailand | 12.7Percentage |
| 91 | Peru | 12.5Percentage |
| 92 | Iraq | 12.3Percentage |
| 93 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.2Percentage |
| 94 | Nauru | 12.1Percentage |
| 95 | Albania | 11.6Percentage |
| 96 | Algeria | 11.6Percentage |
| 97 | Mexico | 11.5Percentage |
| 98 | Guyana | 11.4Percentage |
| 99 | El Salvador | 10.9Percentage |
| 100 | Mongolia | 10.9Percentage |
| 101 | Armenia | 10.9Percentage |
| 102 | Costa Rica | 10.2Percentage |
| 103 | Suriname | 10.1Percentage |
| 104 | Argentina | 9.7Percentage |
| 105 | Bulgaria | 9.5Percentage |
| 106 | Libya | 9.1Percentage |
| 107 | Brazil | 9.0Percentage |
| 108 | Seychelles | 8.9Percentage |
| 109 | Barbados | 8.9Percentage |
| 110 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.9Percentage |
| 111 | People's Republic of China | 8.8Percentage |
| 112 | State of Palestine | 8.6Percentage |
| 113 | Fiji | 8.0Percentage |
| 114 | Tunisia | 8.0Percentage |
| 115 | Cuba | 7.7Percentage |
| 116 | Japan | 7.7Percentage |
| 117 | Kazakhstan | 7.7Percentage |
| 118 | Jordan | 7.6Percentage |
| 119 | Samoa | 7.6Percentage |
| 120 | Dominican Republic | 7.5Percentage |
| 121 | Serbia | 7.4Percentage |
| 122 | Turkmenistan | 7.4Percentage |
| 123 | Uruguay | 7.3Percentage |
| 124 | Qatar | 7.2Percentage |
| 125 | Jamaica | 7.0Percentage |
| 126 | Azerbaijan | 6.9Percentage |
| 127 | Paraguay | 6.7Percentage |
| 128 | Cape Verde | 6.2Percentage |
| 129 | Montenegro | 6.2Percentage |
| 130 | Türkiye | 6.1Percentage |
| 131 | Uzbekistan | 6.0Percentage |
| 132 | Moldova, Republic of | 5.8Percentage |
| 133 | Tuvalu | 5.7Percentage |
| 134 | Georgia | 5.1Percentage |
| 135 | Singapore | 5.0Percentage |
| 136 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 4.9Percentage |
| 137 | Belarus | 4.7Percentage |
| 138 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 4.5Percentage |
| 139 | Saint Lucia | 4.0Percentage |
| 140 | Kuwait | 3.8Percentage |
| 141 | Czech Republic | 3.2Percentage |
| 142 | Portugal | 3.1Percentage |
| 143 | Malta | 2.9Percentage |
| 144 | Ireland | 2.8Percentage |
| 145 | United States of America | 2.8Percentage |
| 146 | Tonga | 2.5Percentage |
| 147 | Chile | 2.1Percentage |
| 148 | Australia | 2.0Percentage |
| 149 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.8Percentage |
| 150 | United Kingdom | 1.8Percentage |
| 151 | Netherlands | 1.6Percentage |
| 152 | Belgium | 1.4Percentage |
| 153 | Lithuania | 1.1Percentage |
| 154 | Greece | 1.0Percentage |
| 155 | Latvia | 1.0Percentage |
| 156 | Poland | 1.0Percentage |
| 157 | South Korea | 0.8Percentage |
| 158 | Estonia | 0.7Percentage |
| 159 | Germany | 0.4Percentage |
Showing 159 of 159 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).
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