Mali vs Somalia: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male

Mali
25.3%
in 2024
Somalia
25.7%
in 2024
Mali rank
45th
Somalia rank
42nd

Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male over time

  • Mali
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 25.7% against 25.3% in Mali, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mali ahead.

Mali ranks 45th and Somalia ranks 42nd of 162 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Somalia Difference Ahead
2000s 38.9% 35.3% 3.6% Mali
2010s 29.6% 29.9% 0.3% Somalia
2020s 25.3% 25.9% 0.6% Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, male, Mali or Somalia?
Somalia, at 25.7% against 25.3% in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, male between Mali and Somalia?
0.4%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Somalia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Mali and Somalia rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male?
Mali ranks 45th and Somalia ranks 42nd 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

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

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.