Marshall Islands vs Pacific island small states: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female over time
- Marshall Islands
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 28.2% against 18.4% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 9.8%.
That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.5 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Marshall Islands has been ahead every year.
Marshall Islands ranks 26th and Pacific island small states ranks 26th of 162 countries.
Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.1% | 16.8% | 21.3% | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 17.2% | 16.9% | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 17.7% | 10.9% | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, female, Marshall Islands or Pacific island small states?
- Marshall Islands, at 28.2% against 18.4% in Pacific island small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, female between Marshall Islands and Pacific island small states?
- 9.8%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Pacific island small states?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Marshall Islands and Pacific island small states rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
- Marshall Islands ranks 26th and Pacific island small states ranks 26th 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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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.