Eritrea vs Papua New Guinea: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female over time
- Eritrea
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 46.2% against 44.7% in Eritrea, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 6th and Papua New Guinea ranks 3rd of 162 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.9% | 40.9% | 3.0% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 46.0% | 2.2% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 45.2% | 45.5% | 0.3% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, female, Eritrea or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 46.2% against 44.7% in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, female between Eritrea and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.5%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
- Eritrea ranks 6th and Papua New Guinea ranks 3rd 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.