Malaysia vs Post-demographic dividend: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male over time
- Malaysia
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 25.7% against 4.5% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 21.2%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 5.7 times Post-demographic dividend's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 42nd and Post-demographic dividend ranks 44th of 162 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.6% | 4.5% | 15.1% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 4.3% | 16.2% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 4.3% | 20.0% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, male, Malaysia or Post-demographic dividend?
- Malaysia, at 25.7% against 4.5% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, male between Malaysia and Post-demographic dividend?
- 21.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Post-demographic dividend?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male?
- Malaysia ranks 42nd and Post-demographic dividend ranks 44th 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.