Angola vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Prevalence of stunting, height for age
Prevalence of stunting, height for age over time
- Angola
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Angola currently reports 47.7% against 32.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 15.4%.
That makes Angola's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 162 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.8% | 41.2% | 3.4% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 34.7% | 0.0% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 32.1% | 12.9% | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, Angola or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Angola, at 47.7% against 32.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age between Angola and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 15.4%, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
- Angola ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 6th 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.