Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female
Prevalence of stunting, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months.
Latest, 202441.9%Annual release
vs 2023+0.5 pp41.4%
High since 200051%2001 · World Bank
Low since 200041.2%2021 · World Bank
Recent years
- 202441.9%+0.5 pp (worse)
- 202341.4%No change
- 202241.4%+0.2 pp (worse)
- 202141.2%−0.3 pp (better)
- 202041.5%−0.7 pp (better)
- 201942.2%−0.5 pp (better)
- 201842.7%−0.5 pp (better)
- 201743.2%−0.5 pp (better)
Full table
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 41.9% |
| 2023 | 41.4% |
| 2022 | 41.4% |
| 2021 | 41.2% |
| 2020 | 41.5% |
| 2019 | 42.2% |
| 2018 | 42.7% |
| 2017 | 43.2% |
| 2016 | 43.7% |
| 2015 | 44% |
| 2014 | 44% |
| 2013 | 44.5% |
| 2012 | 45% |
| 2011 | 45.6% |
| 2010 | 46.4% |
| 2009 | 47.3% |
| 2008 | 48.2% |
| 2007 | 49% |
| 2006 | 49.6% |
| 2005 | 49.9% |
| 2004 | 50.2% |
| 2003 | 50.6% |
| 2002 | 50.9% |
| 2001 | 51% |
| 2000 | 50.9% |
Related
- Projected population, national totalBanguat18,312,373people2026+1.3%vs 2025
- National povertyWorld Bank56%of population2023The latest figure is older than its frequency allows
- Child stuntingWorld Bank46%of children under 52021−0.7 ppvs 2015The latest figure is older than its frequency allows
- Life expectancyWorld Bank72.75years2024+0.2%vs 2023