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Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions), model-based estimates - Sex: both sexes

· higher is better · 162 countries

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  1. 1India37.4M
  2. 2Nigeria11.44M
  3. 3Pakistan10.74M
  4. 4Congo, Dem. Rep.8.72M
  5. 5Ethiopia6.89M
  6. 6Indonesia5.03M
  7. 7Bangladesh4.19M
  8. 8Tanzania3.3M
  9. 9Yemen, Rep.3.05M
  10. 10Angola3.03M
  11. 11Afghanistan2.85M
  12. 12Sudan2.7M
  13. 13Philippines2.54M
  14. 14China2.35M
  15. 15Niger2.31M
  16. 16Mozambique2.14M
  17. 17Uganda1.9M
  18. 18Madagascar1.79M
  19. 19Egypt, Arab Rep.1.53M
  20. 20South Africa1.44M
  21. 21Viet Nam1.35M
  22. 22Mexico1.34M
  23. 23Kenya1.27M
  24. 24Cameroon1.21M
  25. 25Burundi1.21M
  26. 26Brazil1.16M
  27. 27Chad1.16M
  28. 28Myanmar1.08M
  29. 29Malawi1.04M
  30. 30Zambia1.04M
  31. 31Mali986,900
  32. 32Cote d'Ivoire939,900
  33. 33Somalia, Fed. Rep.835,000
  34. 34Guatemala828,500
  35. 35United States780,800
  36. 36Benin731,100
  37. 37Nepal719,300
  38. 38Ghana661,900
  39. 39Burkina Faso656,600
  40. 40Guinea591,300
  41. 41Papua New Guinea586,900
  42. 42Syrian Arab Republic577,000
  43. 43Rwanda564,300
  44. 44Zimbabwe553,200
  45. 45Malaysia540,700
  46. 46Iraq528,200
  47. 47South Sudan462,600
  48. 48Morocco430,600
  49. 49Senegal428,300
  50. 50Algeria414,100
  51. 51Colombia410,900
  52. 52Cambodia395,500
  53. 53Central African Republic385,300
  54. 54Thailand374,000
  55. 55Togo311,600
  56. 56Turkiye304,500
  57. 57Uzbekistan298,200
  58. 58Sierra Leone295,600
  59. 59Saudi Arabia295,100
  60. 60Iran, Islamic Rep.290,400
  61. 61Peru285,200
  62. 62Korea, Dem. People's Rep.283,200
  63. 63Argentina278,300
  64. 64Haiti265,200
  65. 65Venezuela, RB243,700
  66. 66Ecuador243,500
  67. 67Lao PDR236,300
  68. 68Eritrea224,400
  69. 69Liberia210,100
  70. 70Japan207,500
  71. 71Honduras204,400
  72. 72Mauritania175,000
  73. 73Tajikistan174,400
  74. 74Sri Lanka163,600
  75. 75Ukraine147,100
  76. 76Congo, Rep.146,000
  77. 77Bolivia134,400
  78. 78United Kingdom124,400
  79. 79Kazakhstan93,700
  80. 80Lesotho92,100
  81. 81Jordan88,400
  82. 82Germany85,200
  83. 83Guinea-Bissau85,000
  84. 84Kyrgyz Republic84,800
  85. 85Tunisia76,900
  86. 86Timor-Leste69,100
  87. 87Namibia66,600
  88. 88Romania64,900
  89. 89Botswana62,400
  90. 90Libya57,800
  91. 91West Bank and Gaza57,200
  92. 92Dominican Republic55,900
  93. 93Oman55,100
  94. 94Gambia, The54,300
  95. 95Turkmenistan51,200
  96. 96Panama49,800
  97. 97Australia47,600
  98. 98El Salvador46,400
  99. 99Gabon45,700
  100. 99Lebanon45,700
  101. 100Azerbaijan44,700
  102. 101Equatorial Guinea43,800
  103. 102Cuba35,700
  104. 103Solomon Islands31,200
  105. 104Costa Rica28,800
  106. 105Eswatini26,700
  107. 106Mongolia24,100
  108. 107Djibouti24,000
  109. 108Korea, Rep.23,500
  110. 109Paraguay21,600
  111. 110Comoros20,000
  112. 111Poland17,200
  113. 112Bulgaria17,000
  114. 113Chile16,000
  115. 114Belgium14,800
  116. 115Netherlands14,600
  117. 116Serbia14,100
  118. 117Vanuatu13,700
  119. 118Portugal13,400
  120. 119Czechia12,400
  121. 120Kuwait11,800
  122. 121Jamaica11,200
  123. 122Uruguay11,100
  124. 123Georgia11,000
  125. 124Armenia10,900
  126. 125Albania10,500
  127. 126Bosnia and Herzegovina10,000
  128. 127Bhutan8,700
  129. 128Qatar8,500
  130. 129Greece7,400
  131. 130Moldova7,100
  132. 131Singapore6,500
  133. 132Trinidad and Tobago6,400
  134. 133Ireland6,200
  135. 134Fiji5,900
  136. 135Guyana5,800
  137. 136Mauritius4,700
  138. 137Bahrain4,400
  139. 138Belarus4,300
  140. 139Suriname4,200
  141. 139Maldives4,200
  142. 140Belize4,100
  143. 141Finland4,000
  144. 142North Macedonia3,400
  145. 143Sao Tome and Principe3,100
  146. 143Brunei Darussalam3,100
  147. 144Montenegro2,900
  148. 145Kiribati2,400
  149. 146Samoa2,300
  150. 147Lithuania1,900
  151. 147Cabo Verde1,900
  152. 148Latvia1,400
  153. 149Marshall Islands1,200
  154. 150Barbados900
  155. 151Estonia800
  156. 151Malta800
  157. 152Seychelles600
  158. 153St. Lucia300
  159. 154Naoero200
  160. 154Tonga200
  161. 155Turks and Caicos Islands100
  162. 155Tuvalu100

Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions), model-based estimates - Sex: both sexes