Bangladesh vs OECD members: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male over time
- Bangladesh
- OECD members
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 25.7% against 6.5% in OECD members, a difference of 19.2%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 4.0 times OECD members's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 42nd and OECD members ranks 40th of 162 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.7% | 8.2% | 41.5% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 35.5% | 6.3% | 29.2% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 6.2% | 20.4% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, male, Bangladesh or OECD members?
- Bangladesh, at 25.7% against 6.5% in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, male between Bangladesh and OECD members?
- 19.2%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and OECD members?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and OECD members rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male?
- Bangladesh ranks 42nd and OECD members ranks 40th 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, male (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, male, is the percentage of boys 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.