High income vs Zimbabwe: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female over time
- High income
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 21.3% against 3.6% in High income, a difference of 17.7%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 5.9 times High income's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 42nd and Zimbabwe ranks 44th of 45 groups.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 31.0% | 27.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 25.6% | 22.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 21.1% | 17.7% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, female, High income or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 21.3% against 3.6% in High income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, female between High income and Zimbabwe?
- 17.7%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Zimbabwe?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do High income and Zimbabwe rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
- High income ranks 42nd and Zimbabwe ranks 44th of 45 groups.
- 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.