Low income vs Papua New Guinea: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female

Low income
33.5%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
46.2%
in 2024
Low income rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
3rd

Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female over time

  • Low income
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 46.2% against 33.5% in Low income, a difference of 12.7%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Low income's.

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

Low income ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 3rd of 45 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Low income averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low income Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 43.4% 40.9% 2.5% Low income
2010s 36.1% 46.0% 9.9% Papua New Guinea
2020s 33.3% 45.5% 12.2% 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, Low income or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 46.2% against 33.5% in Low income as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, female between Low income and Papua New Guinea?
12.7%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Papua New Guinea?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Low income and Papua New Guinea rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
Low income ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 3rd 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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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.