Prevalence of stunting, height for age
Prevalence of stunting is the percentage of children 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, 202444.6%Annual release
vs 2023+0.5 pp44.1%
High since 200053.3%2001 · World Bank
Low since 200043.9%2021 · World Bank
Recent years
- 202444.6%+0.5 pp (worse)
- 202344.1%No change
- 202244.1%+0.2 pp (worse)
- 202143.9%−0.2 pp (better)
- 202044.1%−0.7 pp (better)
- 201944.8%−0.6 pp (better)
- 201845.4%−0.5 pp (better)
- 201745.9%−0.5 pp (better)
Full table
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 44.6% |
| 2023 | 44.1% |
| 2022 | 44.1% |
| 2021 | 43.9% |
| 2020 | 44.1% |
| 2019 | 44.8% |
| 2018 | 45.4% |
| 2017 | 45.9% |
| 2016 | 46.4% |
| 2015 | 46.7% |
| 2014 | 46.8% |
| 2013 | 47.2% |
| 2012 | 47.7% |
| 2011 | 48.3% |
| 2010 | 49.1% |
| 2009 | 49.9% |
| 2008 | 50.7% |
| 2007 | 51.5% |
| 2006 | 52% |
| 2005 | 52.3% |
| 2004 | 52.6% |
| 2003 | 53% |
| 2002 | 53.2% |
| 2001 | 53.3% |
| 2000 | 53.2% |
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