Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, female, Mali or Uganda?

Mali, at 21.1% against 21.1% in Uganda as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Uganda?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

Mali vs Uganda: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female

Mali

21.1%

in 2024

Uganda

21.1%

in 2024

Mali rank

46th

Uganda rank

46th

Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female over time

Mali
Uganda

How they compare

Mali currently reports 21.1% against 21.1% in Uganda, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Mali ranks 46th and Uganda ranks 46th of 162 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
2000s	34.3%	38.5%	4.2%	Uganda
2010s	25.4%	27.9%	2.5%	Uganda
2020s	21.3%	21.6%	0.3%	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, female, Mali or Uganda?: Mali, at 21.1% against 21.1% in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, female between Mali and Uganda?: 0.0%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Uganda?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Mali and Uganda rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?: Mali ranks 46th and Uganda ranks 46th 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: 17 September 2026

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.