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Long-run childhood stunting rates

% · higher is better · 182 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2015
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League table

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  1. 1Burundi60.4%
  2. 2Timor-Leste58.6%
  3. 3Guatemala50.7%
  4. 4Niger48%
  5. 5Congo, Dem. Rep.47.6%
  6. 6Afghanistan46.9%
  7. 7Central African Republic45.9%
  8. 8Ethiopia45.4%
  9. 9Pakistan44.8%
  10. 10Mozambique44.7%
  11. 11Madagascar44.4%
  12. 12Libya43.4%
  13. 13Angola41.2%
  14. 14Sudan40.9%
  15. 15Malawi40.7%
  16. 16India40.6%
  17. 17Nigeria39%
  18. 17Lao PDR39%
  19. 18Rwanda38.5%
  20. 19Marshall Islands38.3%
  21. 20Nepal38.2%
  22. 21Benin38.1%
  23. 22Philippines37.6%
  24. 23Zambia36.6%
  25. 24Lesotho36.1%
  26. 25Chad35.8%
  27. 26Tanzania35.5%
  28. 27Indonesia34.5%
  29. 28Bangladesh34.2%
  30. 29Guinea33.9%
  31. 30Cameroon33.7%
  32. 31Liberia33.6%
  33. 31Solomon Islands33.6%
  34. 32Myanmar33%
  35. 33Sierra Leone30.9%
  36. 34Cambodia30.4%
  37. 35Togo30.2%
  38. 36Guinea-Bissau29.8%
  39. 37Uganda29.3%
  40. 38Mali28.2%
  41. 39Zimbabwe27.8%
  42. 40Burkina Faso27.2%
  43. 41Eswatini26.7%
  44. 42Cote d'Ivoire25.5%
  45. 43Mauritania24.8%
  46. 44Viet Nam24.7%
  47. 45Haiti24.6%
  48. 46Kenya24.5%
  49. 47Egypt, Arab Rep.22.5%
  50. 48Ecuador21.8%
  51. 49Tajikistan21.6%
  52. 50Honduras21.6%
  53. 51Ghana21.6%
  54. 52Congo, Rep.21.5%
  55. 53Malaysia21.4%
  56. 54Djibouti21%
  57. 55South Africa20.7%
  58. 56Korea, Dem. People's Rep.20.2%
  59. 57Kiribati19%
  60. 58Senegal18.9%
  61. 59Gambia, The17.3%
  62. 60Sri Lanka17.3%
  63. 61Belize16.9%
  64. 62Bolivia16.3%
  65. 63Panama15.3%
  66. 64Sao Tome and Principe15%
  67. 65Morocco14.7%
  68. 66El Salvador14.6%
  69. 67Gabon14.6%
  70. 68Kyrgyz Republic13.5%
  71. 69Iraq13.4%
  72. 70Colombia13.3%
  73. 71Oman12.7%
  74. 72Peru12.5%
  75. 73Mexico12.3%
  76. 74Maldives11.9%
  77. 75Albania11.4%
  78. 76Thailand10.6%
  79. 77Algeria10.1%
  80. 78Uzbekistan10%
  81. 79Saudi Arabia9.9%
  82. 80Guyana9.8%
  83. 81Suriname9.6%
  84. 81Costa Rica9.6%
  85. 82Turkmenistan9.3%
  86. 83Mongolia9.2%
  87. 84Kazakhstan8.6%
  88. 85Tunisia8.2%
  89. 86Fiji8.1%
  90. 87Uruguay8.1%
  91. 88Jordan7.7%
  92. 89West Bank and Gaza7.6%
  93. 90Cuba7.5%
  94. 91Armenia7.1%
  95. 91Lebanon7.1%
  96. 92Georgia7%
  97. 93Argentina6.8%
  98. 94Samoa6.4%
  99. 95Bulgaria6.3%
  100. 96Turkiye6.2%
  101. 97Brazil6%
  102. 97Montenegro6%
  103. 97Tuvalu6%
  104. 98Jamaica5.7%
  105. 99Dominican Republic5%
  106. 100Serbia5%
  107. 101Paraguay4.7%
  108. 102Lithuania4.1%
  109. 103Iran, Islamic Rep.4.1%
  110. 103China4.1%
  111. 104Kuwait3.8%
  112. 105North Macedonia3.6%
  113. 106United States3.2%
  114. 107Japan2.8%
  115. 108Tonga2.2%
  116. 109Portugal2%
  117. 110Poland2%
  118. 111Korea, Rep.1.7%
  119. 112Belgium1.6%
  120. 113Germany1.3%
  121. 113Estonia1.3%
  122. 114Chile1.3%
  123. 115Latvia0.5%
  124. 116Turks and Caicos Islands0.3%

Long-run childhood stunting rates