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Prevalence of stunting, height for age (% of children under 5)

Prevalence of stunting, height for age (% of children under 5) data

Unweighted average of the 14 countries reporting in 2022

28.5Percentage

-0.6% on 2012. Country values run from 7.9 to 55.8 Percentage. An average of country values, not a regional total.

Countries covered
53
Years
2000–2024
Observations
326
Source
World Bank WDI

Countries

3/6 selected. Select up to 6 to compare.

Years

2000 – 2024 · 25 years

Annual values by country, 2000 to 2024

World Bank WDI · Percentage · hover or use the arrow keys to read a year

1020304050602000200720102013201620192024Percentage
  • Burkina Faso
  • Mali
  • Niger

3 countries · 25 years · 326 values in the snapshot

Data tablevalues in Percentage

Prevalence of stunting, height for age (% of children under 5) by country, 2000 to 2024
Country2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Burkina Faso BF—————————35.134.934.632.831.32930.126.821.124.923.817.521.1———
Mali ML—42.5————37.6———27.827.9——28.130.426.424.626.926.42322.121.8—25.1
Niger NE53.5—————5149.243.845.547.450.939.942.542.246.441.3—48.547.145.344.447.7——

Source and notes

Indicator code
SH.STA.STNT.ZS
Unit
Percentage
Licence
CC BY 4.0

Values as published by World Bank WDI: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Coverage is the countries and years held in this snapshot, not the full extent of the series at source. Check at data.worldbank.org.