Ethiopia vs Mozambique: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female

Ethiopia
33.0%
in 2024
Mozambique
34.0%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
15th
Mozambique rank
14th

Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Mozambique
0204060200020122024

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 34.0% against 33.0% in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 15th and Mozambique ranks 14th of 162 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Mozambique in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Mozambique Difference Ahead
2000s 49.3% 43.8% 5.5% Ethiopia
2010s 37.6% 38.3% 0.7% Mozambique
2020s 33.1% 34.1% 0.9% Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, female, Ethiopia or Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 34.0% against 33.0% in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, female between Ethiopia and Mozambique?
1.0%, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Mozambique?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Mozambique rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
Ethiopia ranks 15th and Mozambique ranks 14th 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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Indicator
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5)
Source
Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
207 places, 5,161 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.