Eritrea vs Low income: Prevalence of stunting, height for age
Prevalence of stunting, height for age over time
- Eritrea
- Low income
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 48.0% against 35.8% in Low income, a difference of 12.2%.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.3 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Low income ahead.
Eritrea ranks 3rd and Low income ranks 1st of 162 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.6% | 45.6% | 1.0% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 38.3% | 12.8% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 48.4% | 35.5% | 12.8% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, Eritrea or Low income?
- Eritrea, at 48.0% against 35.8% in Low income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age between Eritrea and Low income?
- 12.2%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Low income?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Low income rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
- Eritrea ranks 3rd and Low income ranks 1st 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.