Kyrgyzstan vs Sri Lanka: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female

Kyrgyzstan
10.3%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
9.7%
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan rank
85th
Sri Lanka rank
87th

Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female over time

  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Kyrgyzstan currently reports 10.3% against 9.7% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Kyrgyzstan's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.

Kyrgyzstan ranks 85th and Sri Lanka ranks 87th of 162 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kyrgyzstan Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 22.2% 18.4% 3.8% Kyrgyzstan
2010s 13.4% 13.8% 0.4% Sri Lanka
2020s 10.5% 10.1% 0.4% Kyrgyzstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, female, Kyrgyzstan or Sri Lanka?
Kyrgyzstan, at 10.3% against 9.7% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, female between Kyrgyzstan and Sri Lanka?
0.6%, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Sri Lanka?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Kyrgyzstan and Sri Lanka rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 85th and Sri Lanka ranks 87th 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.