Lower middle income vs Mozambique: Prevalence of stunting, height for age

Lower middle income
28.9%
in 2024
Mozambique
37.0%
in 2024
Lower middle income rank
15th
Mozambique rank
13th

Prevalence of stunting, height for age over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 37.0% against 28.9% in Lower middle income, a difference of 8.1%.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.3 times Lower middle income's.

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

Lower middle income ranks 15th and Mozambique ranks 13th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Mozambique Difference Ahead
2000s 42.4% 46.6% 4.2% Mozambique
2010s 34.4% 41.2% 6.9% Mozambique
2020s 29.1% 37.1% 7.9% Mozambique

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 Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 37.0% 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 Mozambique?
8.1%, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Mozambique?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Lower middle income and Mozambique rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
Lower middle income ranks 15th and Mozambique ranks 13th 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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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.