Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, male, Chad or Vanuatu?

Chad, at 33.7% against 32.5% in Vanuatu as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Vanuatu?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

Chad vs Vanuatu: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male

Chad

33.7%

in 2024

Vanuatu

32.5%

in 2024

Chad rank

23rd

Vanuatu rank

26th

Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male over time

Chad
Vanuatu

How they compare

Chad currently reports 33.7% against 32.5% in Vanuatu, a difference of 1.2%.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.

Chad ranks 23rd and Vanuatu ranks 26th of 162 countries.

Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
2000s	43.9%	26.4%	17.5%	Chad
2010s	38.0%	29.0%	9.0%	Chad
2020s	33.8%	31.4%	2.4%	Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, male, Chad or Vanuatu?: Chad, at 33.7% against 32.5% in Vanuatu as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, male between Chad and Vanuatu?: 1.2%, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Vanuatu?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Chad and Vanuatu rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male?: Chad ranks 23rd and Vanuatu ranks 26th 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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Indicator: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male (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: 17 September 2026

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.