Lower middle income vs Madagascar: Prevalence of stunting, height for age
Prevalence of stunting, height for age over time
- Lower middle income
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 38.4% against 28.9% in Lower middle income, a difference of 9.5%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.3 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 15th and Madagascar ranks 12th of 45 groups.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.4% | 54.1% | 11.8% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 45.9% | 11.5% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 39.1% | 9.9% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, Lower middle income or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 38.4% against 28.9% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age between Lower middle income and Madagascar?
- 9.5%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Madagascar?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Lower middle income and Madagascar rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
- Lower middle income ranks 15th and Madagascar ranks 12th of 45 groups.
- 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.