Benin vs Middle income: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female over time
- Benin
- Middle income
How they compare
Benin currently reports 30.4% against 21.6% in Middle income, a difference of 8.8%.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.4 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Middle income ahead.
Benin ranks 20th and Middle income ranks 23rd of 162 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.5% | 31.9% | 0.6% | Benin |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 24.6% | 6.5% | Benin |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 21.3% | 8.7% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, female, Benin or Middle income?
- Benin, at 30.4% against 21.6% in Middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, female between Benin and Middle income?
- 8.8%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Middle income?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Middle income rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
- Benin ranks 20th and Middle income ranks 23rd 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.