Afghanistan vs Eritrea: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female over time
- Afghanistan
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 44.7% against 41.4% in Afghanistan, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Eritrea ranks 6th of 162 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Eritrea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.1% | 43.9% | 7.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 48.2% | 6.1% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 40.6% | 45.2% | 4.6% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, female, Afghanistan or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 44.7% against 41.4% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, female between Afghanistan and Eritrea?
- 3.3%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Eritrea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Eritrea rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th and Eritrea ranks 6th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of stunting, female, is the percentage of girls 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 2006 Child Growth Standards.