Post-demographic dividend vs Somalia: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female over time
- Post-demographic dividend
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 22.0% against 3.6% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 18.4%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 6.2 times Post-demographic dividend's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 44th and Somalia ranks 42nd of 45 groups.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Post-demographic dividend | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 30.9% | 27.2% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 25.9% | 22.4% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 22.2% | 18.8% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, female, Post-demographic dividend or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 22.0% against 3.6% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, female between Post-demographic dividend and Somalia?
- 18.4%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Post-demographic dividend and Somalia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Post-demographic dividend and Somalia rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 44th and Somalia ranks 42nd 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.