Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male (% of children under 5) - Country Ranking

Definition: Prevalence of stunting, male, is the percentage of boys under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's new child growth standards released in 2006.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Database on Child Growth and Malnutrition. Country-level data are unadjusted data from national surveys, and thus may not be comparable across countries.

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Burundi 57.50 2019
2 Timor-Leste 54.60 2013
3 Eritrea 53.50 2010
4 Papua New Guinea 50.90 2010
5 Niger 49.60 2019
6 Yemen 47.50 2013
7 Guatemala 47.30 2015
8 Mozambique 46.80 2015
9 Dem. Rep. Congo 45.60 2017
10 Madagascar 44.60 2018
11 Malawi 44.10 2019
12 Central African Republic 43.00 2019
13 Angola 41.00 2015
14 Sudan 40.30 2014
15 Ethiopia 40.20 2019
16 Chad 39.80 2019
17 Libya 39.30 2014
18 Zambia 38.30 2018
18 Afghanistan 38.30 2018
20 Pakistan 38.20 2018
21 Rwanda 37.00 2020
22 Lesotho 36.60 2018
23 Nigeria 36.10 2020
24 India 35.40 2017
25 Benin 35.10 2018
26 Tanzania 34.10 2018
27 Lao PDR 34.00 2017
28 Philippines 33.90 2015
29 Guinea 33.80 2018
30 Solomon Islands 33.70 2015
30 Djibouti 33.70 2012
32 Bhutan 33.40 2010
33 Vanuatu 33.20 2013
34 Comoros 33.10 2012
35 Cambodia 33.00 2014
36 Nepal 32.90 2019
37 Sierra Leone 32.10 2019
38 Liberia 31.80 2019
39 Indonesia 31.70 2018
40 Botswana 31.60 2007
41 Guinea-Bissau 31.40 2019
42 Cameroon 31.20 2018
43 Uganda 30.90 2016
44 Equatorial Guinea 30.30 2011
45 Kenya 29.90 2014
46 Eswatini 29.20 2014
47 Mali 29.00 2019
48 Syrian Arab Republic 28.90 2010
49 Bangladesh 28.00 2019
50 Somalia 27.70 2009
51 Myanmar 26.70 2018
51 Zimbabwe 26.70 2019
53 Togo 26.20 2017
54 Burkina Faso 26.10 2019
55 Mauritania 25.50 2018
56 Namibia 25.10 2013
57 South Africa 25.00 2017
58 Ecuador 24.80 2019
59 Honduras 24.30 2012
60 Haiti 24.00 2017
61 Vietnam 23.70 2010
62 Egypt 23.60 2014
63 Côte d'Ivoire 23.30 2016
64 Ukraine 22.90 2000
65 Brunei 22.80 2009
66 Congo 22.40 2014
67 Nauru 22.10 2007
68 Malaysia 20.20 2019
69 Ghana 19.50 2017
70 Gabon 19.20 2012
71 Senegal 18.90 2019
72 The Gambia 18.50 2020
73 Dem. People's Rep. Korea 18.40 2017
74 Nicaragua 18.20 2012
75 Azerbaijan 18.00 2013
76 Sri Lanka 17.90 2016
76 Tajikistan 17.90 2017
78 Panama 17.60 2019
79 Morocco 17.40 2017
80 Kiribati 16.40 2018
81 Belize 16.20 2015
82 Bolivia 16.10 2016
83 Lebanon 16.00 2004
84 El Salvador 15.30 2014
85 Thailand 15.20 2019
86 Romania 14.40 2002
86 Colombia 14.40 2016
88 Mexico 14.20 2019
89 São Tomé and Principe 13.00 2019
90 Peru 12.80 2019
91 Oman 12.70 2017
92 Guyana 12.50 2014
92 Kyrgyz Republic 12.50 2018
94 Iraq 12.30 2018
95 Trinidad and Tobago 12.20 2011
96 Algeria 11.60 2019
96 Albania 11.60 2017
98 Uzbekistan 11.50 2017
99 Armenia 10.90 2016
99 Mongolia 10.90 2018
101 Saudi Arabia 10.80 2004
102 Costa Rica 10.20 2018
103 Suriname 10.10 2018
104 Tuvalu 9.90 2007
105 Bulgaria 9.50 2014
105 Jamaica 9.50 2016
107 Jordan 9.30 2012
108 Barbados 8.90 2012
108 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.90 2012
108 Seychelles 8.90 2012
111 China 8.80 2013
112 Argentina 8.70 2019
113 Dominican Republic 8.10 2013
114 Fiji 8.00 2004
114 Brazil 8.00 2007
114 Tunisia 8.00 2018
117 Cuba 7.70 2019
117 Kazakhstan 7.70 2015
119 Japan 7.60 2010
119 Samoa 7.60 2019
121 Turkmenistan 7.40 2019
121 Serbia 7.40 2019
123 Uruguay 7.30 2018
123 Kuwait 7.30 2014
125 Iran 7.00 2010
126 Paraguay 6.70 2016
127 Montenegro 6.20 2018
128 Turkey 6.10 2018
129 Moldova 5.80 2012
130 Georgia 5.10 2018
131 Belarus 4.70 2005
132 North Macedonia 4.50 2019
133 St. Lucia 4.00 2012
134 Czech Republic 3.20 2001
135 Portugal 3.10 2016
136 United States 2.80 2018
137 Tonga 2.50 2019
138 Korea 2.40 2003
139 Chile 2.10 2014
140 Netherlands 1.60 2009
141 Germany 1.20 2016
142 Greece 1.00 2003
143 Estonia 0.70 2014
144 Poland 0.60 2011
145 Belgium 0.00 2014

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Aggregation method: Linear mixed-effect model estimates

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Undernourished children have lower resistance to infection and are more likely to die from common childhood ailments such as diarrheal diseases and respiratory infections. Frequent illness saps the nutritional status of those who survive, locking them int