Lesotho vs Lower middle income: Prevalence of stunting, height for age
Prevalence of stunting, height for age over time
- Lesotho
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 35.0% against 28.9% in Lower middle income, a difference of 6.1%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Lesotho ranks 16th and Lower middle income ranks 15th of 162 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Lower middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.5% | 42.4% | 0.8% | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 35.9% | 34.4% | 1.5% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 34.1% | 29.1% | 5.0% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, Lesotho or Lower middle income?
- Lesotho, at 35.0% against 28.9% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age between Lesotho and Lower middle income?
- 6.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Lower middle income?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Lower middle income rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
- Lesotho ranks 16th and Lower middle income ranks 15th 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.