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Percentage of children under five years of age who are stunted (Percent)

% · higher is better · 160 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2024
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  1. 1Burundi55.3%
  2. 2Niger48.3%
  3. 3Eritrea48%
  4. 4Angola47.7%
  5. 5Papua New Guinea47.6%
  6. 6Yemen, Rep.47.4%
  7. 7Timor-Leste45.4%
  8. 8Guatemala44.6%
  9. 9Congo, Dem. Rep.44.1%
  10. 10Afghanistan42%
  11. 11Central African Republic38.9%
  12. 12Madagascar38.4%
  13. 13Mozambique37%
  14. 14Ethiopia35.5%
  15. 15Sudan35.4%
  16. 16Lesotho35%
  17. 17Nigeria33.8%
  18. 18Pakistan33.6%
  19. 19Malawi33.2%
  20. 19Benin33.2%
  21. 20India32.9%
  22. 21Zambia32.3%
  23. 22Chad31.5%
  24. 23Vanuatu31%
  25. 24South Sudan30%
  26. 24Marshall Islands30%
  27. 25Lao PDR29.9%
  28. 25Tanzania29.9%
  29. 26Solomon Islands29.8%
  30. 26Rwanda29.8%
  31. 27Guinea-Bissau28.3%
  32. 28Philippines27.7%
  33. 29Cameroon27.2%
  34. 30Liberia26.9%
  35. 31Guinea26.6%
  36. 32Nepal26%
  37. 33Sierra Leone25.2%
  38. 34Bangladesh25.1%
  39. 35Myanmar24.5%
  40. 36South Africa24.4%
  41. 37Malaysia24.3%
  42. 38Somalia, Fed. Rep.23.9%
  43. 39Zimbabwe23.7%
  44. 40Syrian Arab Republic23.5%
  45. 40Uganda23.5%
  46. 41Mali23.2%
  47. 42Togo23%
  48. 43Indonesia22.6%
  49. 44Cambodia22%
  50. 45Haiti21.6%
  51. 46Mauritania21.5%
  52. 47Botswana21%
  53. 48Djibouti20.9%
  54. 49Cote d'Ivoire20.3%
  55. 50Burkina Faso19.5%
  56. 51Viet Nam19.2%
  57. 52Eswatini18.9%
  58. 53Kenya17.9%
  59. 53Honduras17.9%
  60. 53Bhutan17.9%
  61. 54Ecuador17.7%
  62. 55Comoros17.4%
  63. 56Senegal17.2%
  64. 57Equatorial Guinea17.1%
  65. 58Korea, Dem. People's Rep.16.6%
  66. 59Namibia16.4%
  67. 60Congo, Rep.16.3%
  68. 61Naoero16%
  69. 62Ghana15.6%
  70. 63Kiribati14.7%
  71. 64Maldives14.2%
  72. 65Panama14%
  73. 65Gambia, The14%
  74. 66Gabon13.7%
  75. 66Morocco13.7%
  76. 67Mexico13.1%
  77. 67Tajikistan13.1%
  78. 68Oman12.9%
  79. 68Egypt, Arab Rep.12.9%
  80. 69Thailand12.3%
  81. 70Ukraine11.7%
  82. 70Belize11.7%
  83. 70Venezuela, RB11.7%
  84. 71Colombia11.6%
  85. 72Saudi Arabia11.1%
  86. 73Kyrgyz Republic11%
  87. 74Argentina10.7%
  88. 74Bolivia10.7%
  89. 75Peru10.6%
  90. 75Costa Rica10.6%
  91. 76Sri Lanka10.1%
  92. 76Lebanon10.1%
  93. 77Sao Tome and Principe10%
  94. 78Brunei Darussalam9.9%
  95. 79El Salvador9.4%
  96. 79Iraq9.4%
  97. 80Libya9.2%
  98. 81Brazil8.9%
  99. 81Tunisia8.9%
  100. 81Algeria8.9%
  101. 82Samoa8.4%
  102. 83Suriname8%
  103. 83Montenegro8%
  104. 83West Bank and Gaza8%
  105. 84Bosnia and Herzegovina7.9%
  106. 85Mauritius7.8%
  107. 85Trinidad and Tobago7.8%
  108. 86Jordan7.7%
  109. 87Albania7.4%
  110. 88Cuba7.3%
  111. 89Fiji7.2%
  112. 90Guyana7.1%
  113. 90Mongolia7.1%
  114. 91Romania7%
  115. 92Jamaica6.9%
  116. 93Azerbaijan6.8%
  117. 94Uzbekistan6.7%
  118. 95Turkmenistan6.5%
  119. 95Uruguay6.5%
  120. 96Armenia6.2%
  121. 96Seychelles6.2%
  122. 97Barbados5.8%
  123. 98Dominican Republic5.6%
  124. 99Bulgaria5.5%
  125. 99Turkiye5.5%
  126. 100Qatar5.4%
  127. 101Cabo Verde5.3%
  128. 101Tuvalu5.3%
  129. 102Japan5.2%
  130. 103Iran, Islamic Rep.4.8%
  131. 104Georgia4.7%
  132. 105Serbia4.6%
  133. 105Bahrain4.6%
  134. 106Kuwait4.5%
  135. 107Kazakhstan4.4%
  136. 108United States4.2%
  137. 108Moldova4.2%
  138. 109North Macedonia3.8%
  139. 110United Kingdom3.5%
  140. 110Malta3.5%
  141. 111Portugal3.2%
  142. 111Paraguay3.2%
  143. 112Australia3.1%
  144. 113Singapore2.8%
  145. 113St. Lucia2.8%
  146. 114Belgium2.6%
  147. 115Czechia2.4%
  148. 116Germany2.2%
  149. 116Ireland2.2%
  150. 117Greece2%
  151. 118Korea, Rep.1.8%
  152. 119Chile1.7%
  153. 119Latvia1.7%
  154. 119Finland1.7%
  155. 120Tonga1.6%
  156. 120Netherlands1.6%
  157. 120Lithuania1.6%
  158. 121Estonia1.3%
  159. 122Belarus1.1%
  160. 123Poland1%

Percentage of children under five years of age who are stunted (Percent)