Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, Laos or Vanuatu?

Vanuatu, at 31.0% against 29.9% in Laos as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Vanuatu?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

Laos vs Vanuatu: Prevalence of stunting, height for age

Laos

29.9%

in 2024

Vanuatu

31.0%

in 2024

Laos rank

27th

Vanuatu rank

24th

Prevalence of stunting, height for age over time

Laos
Vanuatu

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 31.0% against 29.9% in Laos, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 27th and Vanuatu ranks 24th of 162 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Laos	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
2000s	47.1%	25.3%	21.9%	Laos
2010s	37.7%	27.7%	9.9%	Laos
2020s	30.6%	30.1%	0.5%	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, Laos or Vanuatu?: Vanuatu, at 31.0% against 29.9% in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age between Laos and Vanuatu?: 1.1%, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Vanuatu?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Laos and Vanuatu rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age?: Laos ranks 27th and Vanuatu ranks 24th 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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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: 17 September 2026

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.