Bangladesh vs Indonesia: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male

Bangladesh
23.8%
in 2022
Indonesia
23.4%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
40th
Indonesia rank
42nd

Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Indonesia
0204060199720102023

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 23.8% against 23.4% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 40th and Indonesia ranks 42nd of 83 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Indonesia Difference Ahead
2000s 51.3% 36.8% 14.5% Bangladesh
2010s 33.7% 32.0% 1.7% Bangladesh
2020s 23.8% 22.6% 1.2% Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, male, Bangladesh or Indonesia?
Bangladesh, at 23.8% against 23.4% in Indonesia as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, male between Bangladesh and Indonesia?
0.4%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Indonesia?
6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and Indonesia rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male?
Bangladesh ranks 40th and Indonesia ranks 42nd of 83 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male (% 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 (% of children under 5)
Unit
% of children under 5
Source
UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
83 places, 730 data points, 1986–2024
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.