Afghanistan vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female over time
- Afghanistan
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 41.4% against 29.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 11.6%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 162 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.1% | 38.7% | 12.4% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 32.3% | 9.9% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 40.6% | 29.6% | 11.0% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, female, Afghanistan or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Afghanistan, at 41.4% against 29.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, female between Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 11.6%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th 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.