Malawi vs Nigeria: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female over time
- Malawi
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 32.5% against 31.8% in Malawi, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 83 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.6% | 34.4% | 2.2% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 26.9% | 4.9% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, female, Malawi or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 32.5% against 31.8% in Malawi as of 2021.
- What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, female between Malawi and Nigeria?
- 0.7%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2020.
- How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
- Malawi ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 83 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (% 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.