Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Sudan: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
29.8%
in 2024
Sudan
34.1%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
10th
Sudan rank
13th

Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sudan currently reports 34.1% against 29.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 4.3%.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th and Sudan ranks 13th of 45 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Sudan Difference Ahead
2000s 38.7% 37.0% 1.7% Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 32.3% 34.5% 2.2% Sudan
2020s 29.6% 33.4% 3.8% Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, female, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) or Sudan?
Sudan, at 34.1% against 29.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, female between Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sudan?
4.3%, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sudan?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sudan rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th and Sudan ranks 13th 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.