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Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male (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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League table

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  1. 1Burundi58.5
  2. 2Eritrea51.1
  3. 3Niger50.8
  4. 4Angola50.5
  5. 5Papua New Guinea48.9
  6. 6Yemen, Rep.48.4
  7. 7Guatemala47.2
  8. 8Timor-Leste47
  9. 8Congo, Dem. Rep.47
  10. 9Afghanistan42.7
  11. 10Central African Republic41.5
  12. 11Madagascar41
  13. 12Mozambique40
  14. 13Lesotho38.3
  15. 14Ethiopia38
  16. 15Sudan36.6
  17. 16Nigeria36.2
  18. 17Malawi36.1
  19. 18Benin35.9
  20. 19Zambia35.3
  21. 20Pakistan34.5
  22. 21India34
  23. 22Chad33.7
  24. 23Rwanda32.6
  25. 23Tanzania32.6
  26. 24Vanuatu32.5
  27. 25South Sudan32.1
  28. 26Marshall Islands31.6
  29. 27Solomon Islands31.4
  30. 28Lao PDR31.2
  31. 29Guinea-Bissau30.7
  32. 30Cameroon29.7
  33. 31Liberia29.4
  34. 32Philippines29.3
  35. 33Guinea28.7
  36. 34Sierra Leone27.6
  37. 35Nepal27
  38. 35South Africa27
  39. 36Zimbabwe26.1
  40. 37Myanmar25.8
  41. 37Uganda25.8
  42. 38Bangladesh25.7
  43. 38Malaysia25.7
  44. 38Somalia, Fed. Rep.25.7
  45. 39Mali25.3
  46. 40Togo25.1
  47. 41Syrian Arab Republic24.4
  48. 42Indonesia24
  49. 43Mauritania23.6
  50. 44Botswana23.3
  51. 44Cambodia23.3
  52. 45Haiti23.1
  53. 46Djibouti22.9
  54. 47Cote d'Ivoire22.3
  55. 48Burkina Faso21.5
  56. 49Eswatini21.1
  57. 50Viet Nam20.3
  58. 51Kenya19.8
  59. 52Honduras19.5
  60. 53Comoros19.3
  61. 53Ecuador19.3
  62. 54Senegal19
  63. 55Equatorial Guinea18.8
  64. 56Bhutan18.6
  65. 57Namibia18.4
  66. 58Congo, Rep.18.1
  67. 59Korea, Dem. People's Rep.17.5
  68. 60Ghana17.3
  69. 61Naoero17.1
  70. 62Gambia, The15.6
  71. 63Kiribati15.5
  72. 64Panama15.3
  73. 64Gabon15.3
  74. 65Maldives14.7
  75. 66Morocco14.4
  76. 66Oman14.4
  77. 67Mexico14.3
  78. 68Tajikistan13.9
  79. 69Egypt, Arab Rep.13.6
  80. 70Thailand13.1
  81. 71Belize12.8
  82. 72Venezuela, RB12.7
  83. 73Colombia12.6
  84. 74Ukraine12.4
  85. 74Saudi Arabia12.4
  86. 75Bolivia11.8
  87. 76Argentina11.7
  88. 76Kyrgyz Republic11.7
  89. 77Peru11.6
  90. 78Costa Rica11.5
  91. 79Sao Tome and Principe11.1
  92. 80Brunei Darussalam11
  93. 81Lebanon10.6
  94. 82Sri Lanka10.5
  95. 83El Salvador10.3
  96. 84Iraq10
  97. 85Brazil9.7
  98. 85Libya9.7
  99. 86Algeria9.5
  100. 87Tunisia9.4
  101. 88Samoa9
  102. 89Trinidad and Tobago8.8
  103. 90Mauritius8.7
  104. 90Suriname8.7
  105. 91Montenegro8.5
  106. 92Bosnia and Herzegovina8.4
  107. 92West Bank and Gaza8.4
  108. 93Jordan8.1
  109. 94Cuba8
  110. 95Albania7.9
  111. 96Guyana7.8
  112. 97Fiji7.7
  113. 98Mongolia7.6
  114. 99Jamaica7.5
  115. 100Romania7.4
  116. 101Uruguay7.3
  117. 102Azerbaijan7.2
  118. 103Uzbekistan7.1
  119. 104Seychelles7
  120. 105Turkmenistan6.8
  121. 106Armenia6.5
  122. 106Barbados6.5
  123. 107Dominican Republic6.2
  124. 108Qatar6.1
  125. 109Cabo Verde5.9
  126. 109Bulgaria5.9
  127. 110Japan5.8
  128. 110Turkiye5.8
  129. 111Tuvalu5.6
  130. 112Bahrain5.2
  131. 113Iran, Islamic Rep.5
  132. 113Georgia5
  133. 113Kuwait5
  134. 114China4.8
  135. 114Serbia4.8
  136. 115United States4.7
  137. 115Kazakhstan4.7
  138. 116Moldova4.5
  139. 117North Macedonia4
  140. 118United Kingdom3.9
  141. 118Malta3.9
  142. 119Turks and Caicos Islands3.6
  143. 120Australia3.5
  144. 120Paraguay3.5
  145. 120Portugal3.5
  146. 121Singapore3.1
  147. 121St. Lucia3.1
  148. 122Belgium2.9
  149. 123Czechia2.7
  150. 124Germany2.5
  151. 125Ireland2.4
  152. 126Greece2.2
  153. 127Korea, Rep.2
  154. 128Finland1.9
  155. 128Chile1.9
  156. 128Latvia1.9
  157. 129Netherlands1.8
  158. 130Tonga1.7
  159. 130Lithuania1.7
  160. 131Estonia1.5
  161. 132Belarus1.2
  162. 133Poland1.1

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