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Prevalence of stunting in children under 5

% · lower is better · 161 countries

FAO, FAOSTAT (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2024

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  1. 1Myanmar0.6%
  2. 2Sri Lanka0.9%
  3. 3Timor-Leste1.2%
  4. 4Mali1.3%
  5. 5Mauritania1.6%
  6. 5Nigeria1.6%
  7. 5Bangladesh1.6%
  8. 6Yemen, Rep.1.7%
  9. 7Nepal1.8%
  10. 7Ghana1.8%
  11. 8Japan2%
  12. 9Senegal2.1%
  13. 9Kiribati2.1%
  14. 9Pakistan2.1%
  15. 10Madagascar2.3%
  16. 10Central African Republic2.3%
  17. 11Burundi2.4%
  18. 12Chad2.5%
  19. 12Somalia, Fed. Rep.2.5%
  20. 13Indonesia2.6%
  21. 13Niger2.6%
  22. 13Sudan2.6%
  23. 14Gambia, The2.7%
  24. 14Iran, Islamic Rep.2.7%
  25. 15Eritrea2.8%
  26. 15Burkina Faso2.8%
  27. 16Maldives3%
  28. 17Philippines3.3%
  29. 17Ethiopia3.3%
  30. 17Germany3.3%
  31. 17Korea, Dem. People's Rep.3.3%
  32. 18Belarus3.4%
  33. 19Cote d'Ivoire3.5%
  34. 20Togo3.6%
  35. 20Guinea-Bissau3.6%
  36. 21Guatemala3.7%
  37. 21Suriname3.7%
  38. 21India3.7%
  39. 21Lao PDR3.7%
  40. 21Benin3.7%
  41. 22Singapore3.8%
  42. 23Comoros3.9%
  43. 23Haiti3.9%
  44. 24Zimbabwe4%
  45. 25Georgia4.1%
  46. 25Moldova4.1%
  47. 25Tuvalu4.1%
  48. 26Uganda4.2%
  49. 26Honduras4.2%
  50. 26Congo, Dem. Rep.4.2%
  51. 26Azerbaijan4.2%
  52. 27South Sudan4.3%
  53. 27Kenya4.3%
  54. 28Malawi4.4%
  55. 28Mozambique4.4%
  56. 28Guinea4.4%
  57. 28Afghanistan4.4%
  58. 29Lebanon4.5%
  59. 30Iraq4.6%
  60. 30Marshall Islands4.6%
  61. 30Tajikistan4.6%
  62. 30Lithuania4.6%
  63. 31Ecuador4.7%
  64. 31Libya4.7%
  65. 31Tanzania4.7%
  66. 31Finland4.7%
  67. 31Angola4.7%
  68. 32Romania4.8%
  69. 32Mauritius4.8%
  70. 32Turkmenistan4.8%
  71. 33Belgium4.9%
  72. 34Guyana5%
  73. 35Jamaica5.1%
  74. 35Rwanda5.1%
  75. 36Malaysia5.3%
  76. 36Congo, Rep.5.3%
  77. 37Netherlands5.4%
  78. 37Sierra Leone5.4%
  79. 38Uzbekistan5.5%
  80. 38Vanuatu5.5%
  81. 38Djibouti5.5%
  82. 38Korea, Rep.5.5%
  83. 38Bulgaria5.5%
  84. 39Belize5.6%
  85. 39Estonia5.6%
  86. 40Cambodia5.7%
  87. 41Namibia5.8%
  88. 42Gabon6.1%
  89. 42Liberia6.1%
  90. 43Solomon Islands6.2%
  91. 44Zambia6.3%
  92. 45Sao Tome and Principe6.4%
  93. 46Latvia6.6%
  94. 46Czechia6.6%
  95. 47Colombia6.8%
  96. 47St. Lucia6.8%
  97. 48Venezuela, RB7.3%
  98. 48Fiji7.3%
  99. 49Mexico7.4%
  100. 50Lesotho7.5%
  101. 50Dominican Republic7.5%
  102. 50Equatorial Guinea7.5%
  103. 51Turkiye7.7%
  104. 52United Kingdom7.8%
  105. 53Costa Rica7.9%
  106. 54Bhutan8%
  107. 55Naoero8.2%
  108. 56Cabo Verde8.4%
  109. 56Saudi Arabia8.4%
  110. 57El Salvador8.5%
  111. 58Montenegro8.6%
  112. 58Poland8.6%
  113. 58Qatar8.6%
  114. 59Kazakhstan8.7%
  115. 59Chile8.7%
  116. 60West Bank and Gaza8.8%
  117. 60Oman8.8%
  118. 61Peru9%
  119. 62Samoa9.4%
  120. 62Portugal9.4%
  121. 63Tonga9.5%
  122. 63Russian Federation9.5%
  123. 63Brunei Darussalam9.5%
  124. 64United States9.7%
  125. 65Kyrgyz Republic9.9%
  126. 65Thailand9.9%
  127. 65Bolivia9.9%
  128. 66Malta10.1%
  129. 66Kuwait10.1%
  130. 67Eswatini10.2%
  131. 68Viet Nam10.5%
  132. 69Jordan10.6%
  133. 69Cuba10.6%
  134. 70Seychelles10.9%
  135. 70Panama10.9%
  136. 70Brazil10.9%
  137. 71Syrian Arab Republic11%
  138. 72Ireland11.2%
  139. 72Morocco11.2%
  140. 72Egypt, Arab Rep.11.2%
  141. 73Canada11.4%
  142. 74Botswana11.5%
  143. 75Serbia12.2%
  144. 76North Macedonia12.3%
  145. 76Mongolia12.3%
  146. 77South Africa12.8%
  147. 78Armenia12.9%
  148. 79Bosnia and Herzegovina13%
  149. 79Barbados13%
  150. 80Algeria13.3%
  151. 81Uruguay13.5%
  152. 81Greece13.5%
  153. 82Cameroon13.6%
  154. 83Argentina14.3%
  155. 84Trinidad and Tobago15%
  156. 85Paraguay15.4%
  157. 86Ukraine16%
  158. 87Albania16.7%
  159. 88Tunisia17.5%
  160. 89Papua New Guinea18.5%
  161. 90Australia26.4%

Prevalence of stunting in children under 5