Chad vs India: Prevalence of stunting, height for age

Chad
31.5%
in 2024
India
32.9%
in 2024
Chad rank
23rd
India rank
21st

Prevalence of stunting, height for age over time

  • Chad
  • India
01020304050200020122024

How they compare

India currently reports 32.9% against 31.5% in Chad, a difference of 1.4%.

Across all 25 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Chad ranks 23rd and India ranks 21st of 162 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad India Difference Ahead
2000s 41.5% 47.8% 6.3% India
2010s 35.8% 39.2% 3.4% India
2020s 31.6% 33.2% 1.6% India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, Chad or India?
India, at 32.9% against 31.5% in Chad as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age between Chad and India?
1.4%, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and India?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Chad and India rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
Chad ranks 23rd and India ranks 21st 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Chad vs India: Prevalence of stunting, height for age. Statizoid, drawing on Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-stunting-height-for-age-modeled-estimate-percent-of-children-under-5/chad/india/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-stunting-height-for-age-modeled-estimate-percent-of-children-under-5/chad/india/">Chad vs India: Prevalence of stunting, height for age</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Prevalence of stunting, height for age (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 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.