Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, male, Mali or Uganda?

Uganda, at 27.2% against 26.7% in Mali as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Uganda?

8 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.

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.

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

Mali

26.7%

in 2024

Uganda

27.2%

in 2022

Mali rank

31st

Uganda rank

28th

Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male over time

Mali
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 27.2% against 26.7% in Mali, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Uganda ahead.

Mali ranks 31st and Uganda ranks 28th of 83 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
2000s	39.9%	40.9%	1.0%	Uganda
2010s	30.1%	33.6%	3.5%	Uganda
2020s	25.1%	28.9%	3.8%	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, male, Mali or Uganda?: Uganda, at 27.2% against 26.7% in Mali as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, male between Mali and Uganda?: 0.5%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Uganda?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
How do Mali and Uganda rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male?: Mali ranks 31st and Uganda ranks 28th 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: 17 September 2026

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.