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Prevalence of stunting, height for age (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. 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. 19Benin33.2
  20. 19Malawi33.2
  21. 20India32.9
  22. 21Zambia32.3
  23. 22Chad31.5
  24. 23Vanuatu31
  25. 24Marshall Islands30
  26. 24South Sudan30
  27. 25Tanzania29.9
  28. 25Lao PDR29.9
  29. 26Rwanda29.8
  30. 26Solomon Islands29.8
  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. 53Honduras17.9
  59. 53Bhutan17.9
  60. 53Kenya17.9
  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. 65Gambia, The14
  73. 65Panama14
  74. 66Gabon13.7
  75. 66Morocco13.7
  76. 67Tajikistan13.1
  77. 67Mexico13.1
  78. 68Egypt, Arab Rep.12.9
  79. 68Oman12.9
  80. 69Thailand12.3
  81. 70Belize11.7
  82. 70Ukraine11.7
  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. 76Lebanon10.1
  92. 76Sri Lanka10.1
  93. 77Sao Tome and Principe10
  94. 78Brunei Darussalam9.9
  95. 79El Salvador9.4
  96. 79Iraq9.4
  97. 80Libya9.2
  98. 81Algeria8.9
  99. 81Tunisia8.9
  100. 81Brazil8.9
  101. 82Samoa8.4
  102. 83Montenegro8
  103. 83Suriname8
  104. 83West Bank and Gaza8
  105. 84Bosnia and Herzegovina7.9
  106. 85Trinidad and Tobago7.8
  107. 85Mauritius7.8
  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. 95Uruguay6.5
  119. 95Turkmenistan6.5
  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. 105Bahrain4.6
  133. 105Serbia4.6
  134. 106China4.5
  135. 106Kuwait4.5
  136. 107Kazakhstan4.4
  137. 108United States4.2
  138. 108Moldova4.2
  139. 109North Macedonia3.8
  140. 110Malta3.5
  141. 110United Kingdom3.5
  142. 111Portugal3.2
  143. 111Paraguay3.2
  144. 111Turks and Caicos Islands3.2
  145. 112Australia3.1
  146. 113Singapore2.8
  147. 113St. Lucia2.8
  148. 114Belgium2.6
  149. 115Czechia2.4
  150. 116Ireland2.2
  151. 116Germany2.2
  152. 117Greece2
  153. 118Korea, Rep.1.8
  154. 119Finland1.7
  155. 119Latvia1.7
  156. 119Chile1.7
  157. 120Tonga1.6
  158. 120Netherlands1.6
  159. 120Lithuania1.6
  160. 121Estonia1.3
  161. 122Belarus1.1
  162. 123Poland1

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