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

· higher is better · 162 countries

World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory (GHO)WHO data terms — CC BY 4.0 asserted at data.who.int; CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO per WHO data policy (display tier, pending clearance)updated 2024
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  1. 1India37,401
  2. 2Nigeria11,438.1
  3. 3Pakistan10,739.4
  4. 4Congo, Dem. Rep.8,721.5
  5. 5Ethiopia6,889.9
  6. 6Indonesia5,031.1
  7. 7Bangladesh4,188.8
  8. 8Tanzania3,298.6
  9. 9Yemen, Rep.3,054.6
  10. 10Angola3,027.3
  11. 11Afghanistan2,849.8
  12. 12Sudan2,703.1
  13. 13Philippines2,541.8
  14. 14China2,350.8
  15. 15Niger2,309.7
  16. 16Mozambique2,141.7
  17. 17Uganda1,895.6
  18. 18Madagascar1,787.4
  19. 19Egypt, Arab Rep.1,525
  20. 20South Africa1,440
  21. 21Viet Nam1,352.6
  22. 22Mexico1,335.3
  23. 23Kenya1,273.3
  24. 24Cameroon1,208.9
  25. 25Burundi1,208.1
  26. 26Brazil1,164.1
  27. 27Chad1,162.6
  28. 28Myanmar1,076.8
  29. 29Malawi1,037.7
  30. 30Zambia1,036.1
  31. 31Mali986.9
  32. 32Cote d'Ivoire939.9
  33. 33Somalia, Fed. Rep.835
  34. 34Guatemala828.5
  35. 35United States780.8
  36. 36Benin731.1
  37. 37Nepal719.3
  38. 38Ghana661.9
  39. 39Burkina Faso656.6
  40. 40Guinea591.3
  41. 41Papua New Guinea586.9
  42. 42Syrian Arab Republic577
  43. 43Rwanda564.3
  44. 44Zimbabwe553.2
  45. 45Malaysia540.7
  46. 46Iraq528.2
  47. 47South Sudan462.6
  48. 48Morocco430.6
  49. 49Senegal428.3
  50. 50Algeria414.1
  51. 51Colombia410.9
  52. 52Cambodia395.5
  53. 53Central African Republic385.3
  54. 54Thailand374
  55. 55Togo311.6
  56. 56Turkiye304.5
  57. 57Uzbekistan298.2
  58. 58Sierra Leone295.6
  59. 59Saudi Arabia295.1
  60. 60Iran, Islamic Rep.290.4
  61. 61Peru285.2
  62. 62Korea, Dem. People's Rep.283.2
  63. 63Argentina278.3
  64. 64Haiti265.2
  65. 65Venezuela, RB243.7
  66. 66Ecuador243.5
  67. 67Lao PDR236.3
  68. 68Eritrea224.4
  69. 69Liberia210.1
  70. 70Japan207.5
  71. 71Honduras204.4
  72. 72Mauritania175
  73. 73Tajikistan174.4
  74. 74Sri Lanka163.6
  75. 75Ukraine147.1
  76. 76Congo, Rep.146
  77. 77Bolivia134.4
  78. 78United Kingdom124.4
  79. 79Kazakhstan93.7
  80. 80Lesotho92.1
  81. 81Jordan88.4
  82. 82Germany85.2
  83. 83Guinea-Bissau85
  84. 84Kyrgyz Republic84.8
  85. 85Tunisia76.9
  86. 86Timor-Leste69.1
  87. 87Namibia66.6
  88. 88Romania64.9
  89. 89Botswana62.4
  90. 90Libya57.8
  91. 91West Bank and Gaza57.2
  92. 92Dominican Republic55.9
  93. 93Oman55.1
  94. 94Gambia, The54.3
  95. 95Turkmenistan51.2
  96. 96Panama49.8
  97. 97Australia47.6
  98. 98El Salvador46.4
  99. 99Gabon45.7
  100. 99Lebanon45.7
  101. 100Azerbaijan44.7
  102. 101Equatorial Guinea43.8
  103. 102Cuba35.7
  104. 103Solomon Islands31.2
  105. 104Costa Rica28.8
  106. 105Eswatini26.7
  107. 106Mongolia24.1
  108. 107Djibouti24
  109. 108Korea, Rep.23.5
  110. 109Paraguay21.6
  111. 110Comoros20
  112. 111Poland17.2
  113. 112Bulgaria17
  114. 113Chile16
  115. 114Belgium14.8
  116. 115Netherlands14.6
  117. 116Serbia14.1
  118. 117Vanuatu13.7
  119. 118Portugal13.4
  120. 119Czechia12.4
  121. 120Kuwait11.8
  122. 121Jamaica11.2
  123. 122Uruguay11.1
  124. 123Georgia11
  125. 124Armenia10.9
  126. 125Albania10.5
  127. 126Bosnia and Herzegovina10
  128. 127Bhutan8.7
  129. 128Qatar8.5
  130. 129Greece7.4
  131. 130Moldova7.1
  132. 131Singapore6.5
  133. 132Trinidad and Tobago6.4
  134. 133Ireland6.2
  135. 134Fiji5.9
  136. 135Guyana5.8
  137. 136Mauritius4.7
  138. 137Bahrain4.4
  139. 138Belarus4.3
  140. 139Maldives4.2
  141. 139Suriname4.2
  142. 140Belize4.1
  143. 141Finland4
  144. 142North Macedonia3.4
  145. 143Sao Tome and Principe3.1
  146. 143Brunei Darussalam3.1
  147. 144Montenegro2.9
  148. 145Kiribati2.4
  149. 146Samoa2.3
  150. 147Cabo Verde1.9
  151. 147Lithuania1.9
  152. 148Latvia1.4
  153. 149Marshall Islands1.2
  154. 150Barbados0.9
  155. 151Estonia0.8
  156. 151Malta0.8
  157. 152Seychelles0.6
  158. 153St. Lucia0.3
  159. 154Naoero0.2
  160. 154Tonga0.2
  161. 155Tuvalu0.1
  162. 155Turks and Caicos Islands0.1

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