Afghanistan vs IDA blend: Prevalence of stunting, height for age
Prevalence of stunting, height for age over time
- Afghanistan
- IDA blend
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 42.0% against 29.9% in IDA blend, a difference of 12.1%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.4 times IDA blend's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 10th and IDA blend ranks 13th of 162 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | IDA blend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.6% | 39.7% | 11.9% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 42.6% | 35.3% | 7.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 41.2% | 30.2% | 11.0% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, Afghanistan or IDA blend?
- Afghanistan, at 42.0% against 29.9% in IDA blend as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age between Afghanistan and IDA blend?
- 12.1%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and IDA blend?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and IDA blend rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
- Afghanistan ranks 10th and IDA blend ranks 13th 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 (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 is the percentage of children 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.