Mali vs Nepal: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female over time
- Mali
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 25.0% against 23.6% in Mali, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
Mali ranks 29th and Nepal ranks 26th of 83 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.5% | 54.9% | 21.4% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 38.2% | 52.8% | 14.5% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 37.2% | 12.4% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 25.0% | 6.3% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, female, Mali or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 25.0% against 23.6% in Mali as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, female between Mali and Nepal?
- 1.4%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Nepal?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
- How do Mali and Nepal rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
- Mali ranks 29th and Nepal ranks 26th 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.