Marshall Islands vs Vanuatu: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male

Marshall Islands
31.6%
in 2024
Vanuatu
32.5%
in 2024
Marshall Islands rank
28th
Vanuatu rank
26th

Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male over time

  • Marshall Islands
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 32.5% against 31.6% in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.9%.

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

Marshall Islands ranks 28th and Vanuatu ranks 26th of 162 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Marshall Islands Vanuatu Difference Ahead
2000s 42.0% 26.4% 15.6% Marshall Islands
2010s 37.7% 29.0% 8.8% Marshall Islands
2020s 32.1% 31.4% 0.6% Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, male, Marshall Islands or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 32.5% against 31.6% in Marshall Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, male between Marshall Islands and Vanuatu?
0.9%, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Vanuatu?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Marshall Islands and Vanuatu rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male?
Marshall Islands ranks 28th 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

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.