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

· higher is better · 162 countries

World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2024
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  1. 1Burundi52
  2. 2Yemen, Rep.46.3
  3. 3Papua New Guinea46.2
  4. 4Niger45.7
  5. 5Angola44.8
  6. 6Eritrea44.7
  7. 7Timor-Leste43.8
  8. 8Guatemala41.9
  9. 9Afghanistan41.4
  10. 10Congo, Dem. Rep.41.1
  11. 11Central African Republic36.3
  12. 12Madagascar35.7
  13. 13Sudan34.1
  14. 14Mozambique34
  15. 15Ethiopia33
  16. 16Pakistan32.6
  17. 17India31.8
  18. 18Lesotho31.7
  19. 19Nigeria31.4
  20. 20Benin30.4
  21. 21Malawi30.2
  22. 22Vanuatu29.5
  23. 23Zambia29.4
  24. 24Chad29.3
  25. 25Lao PDR28.4
  26. 26Marshall Islands28.2
  27. 27Solomon Islands28.1
  28. 28South Sudan27.8
  29. 29Tanzania27.2
  30. 30Rwanda27
  31. 31Philippines26
  32. 32Guinea-Bissau25.9
  33. 33Nepal25.1
  34. 34Cameroon24.7
  35. 35Guinea24.5
  36. 36Bangladesh24.4
  37. 37Liberia24.3
  38. 38Myanmar23
  39. 39Malaysia22.9
  40. 40Sierra Leone22.7
  41. 41Syrian Arab Republic22.5
  42. 42Somalia, Fed. Rep.22
  43. 43South Africa21.7
  44. 44Zimbabwe21.3
  45. 45Indonesia21.2
  46. 46Mali21.1
  47. 46Uganda21.1
  48. 47Togo20.8
  49. 48Cambodia20.5
  50. 49Haiti20
  51. 50Mauritania19.4
  52. 51Djibouti18.9
  53. 52Botswana18.6
  54. 53Cote d'Ivoire18.3
  55. 54Viet Nam17.9
  56. 55Burkina Faso17.5
  57. 56Bhutan17.2
  58. 57Eswatini16.6
  59. 58Honduras16.2
  60. 59Ecuador16.1
  61. 60Kenya16
  62. 61Korea, Dem. People's Rep.15.6
  63. 62Comoros15.5
  64. 63Equatorial Guinea15.4
  65. 64Senegal15.3
  66. 65Naoero14.9
  67. 66Congo, Rep.14.4
  68. 66Namibia14.4
  69. 67Ghana13.8
  70. 67Kiribati13.8
  71. 68Maldives13.6
  72. 69Morocco12.9
  73. 70Panama12.7
  74. 71Gambia, The12.4
  75. 72Tajikistan12.2
  76. 72Egypt, Arab Rep.12.2
  77. 73Gabon12.1
  78. 74Mexico11.8
  79. 75Thailand11.5
  80. 76Oman11.4
  81. 77Ukraine10.9
  82. 78Venezuela, RB10.6
  83. 79Belize10.5
  84. 79Colombia10.5
  85. 80Kyrgyz Republic10.3
  86. 81Saudi Arabia9.9
  87. 82Bolivia9.7
  88. 82Costa Rica9.7
  89. 82Argentina9.7
  90. 82Sri Lanka9.7
  91. 83Peru9.6
  92. 84Lebanon9.5
  93. 85Iraq8.9
  94. 86Brunei Darussalam8.8
  95. 86Sao Tome and Principe8.8
  96. 87Libya8.6
  97. 88El Salvador8.5
  98. 89Algeria8.4
  99. 89Tunisia8.4
  100. 90Brazil8.1
  101. 91Samoa7.8
  102. 92West Bank and Gaza7.6
  103. 93Montenegro7.4
  104. 93Bosnia and Herzegovina7.4
  105. 94Jordan7.2
  106. 95Suriname7.1
  107. 96Albania6.9
  108. 96Mauritius6.9
  109. 97Trinidad and Tobago6.8
  110. 98Fiji6.7
  111. 99Cuba6.6
  112. 100Mongolia6.5
  113. 100Romania6.5
  114. 101Guyana6.4
  115. 101Azerbaijan6.4
  116. 102Uzbekistan6.3
  117. 103Jamaica6.2
  118. 104Turkmenistan6.1
  119. 105Armenia5.8
  120. 106Uruguay5.7
  121. 107Seychelles5.4
  122. 108Turkiye5.2
  123. 108Bulgaria5.2
  124. 109Dominican Republic5
  125. 109Barbados5
  126. 110Tuvalu4.8
  127. 111Qatar4.7
  128. 111Cabo Verde4.7
  129. 112Iran, Islamic Rep.4.6
  130. 113Japan4.5
  131. 114Georgia4.4
  132. 115Serbia4.3
  133. 116China4.2
  134. 116Kazakhstan4.2
  135. 117Bahrain4.1
  136. 118Kuwait3.9
  137. 118Moldova3.9
  138. 119United States3.7
  139. 120North Macedonia3.5
  140. 121United Kingdom3.1
  141. 121Malta3.1
  142. 122Paraguay2.9
  143. 123Portugal2.8
  144. 123Turks and Caicos Islands2.8
  145. 124Australia2.7
  146. 125St. Lucia2.5
  147. 126Singapore2.4
  148. 127Belgium2.3
  149. 128Czechia2.1
  150. 129Ireland1.9
  151. 129Germany1.9
  152. 130Greece1.7
  153. 131Korea, Rep.1.6
  154. 132Chile1.5
  155. 132Tonga1.5
  156. 132Latvia1.5
  157. 132Finland1.5
  158. 133Lithuania1.4
  159. 133Netherlands1.4
  160. 134Estonia1.1
  161. 134Belarus1.1
  162. 135Poland0.9

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