India vs Zambia: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male
India
34.0%
in 2024
Zambia
35.3%
in 2024
India rank
22nd
Zambia rank
20th
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male over time
- India
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 35.3% against 34.0% in India, a difference of 1.3%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
India ranks 22nd and Zambia ranks 20th of 162 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.4% | 52.5% | 4.1% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 41.1% | 1.0% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 34.2% | 34.9% | 0.6% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, male, India or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 35.3% against 34.0% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, male between India and Zambia?
- 1.3%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Zambia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do India and Zambia rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male?
- India ranks 22nd and Zambia ranks 20th 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.