Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, Mexico or Morocco?

Morocco, at 13.7% against 13.1% in Mexico as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Morocco?

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.

Mexico vs Morocco: Prevalence of stunting, height for age

Mexico

13.1%

in 2024

Morocco

13.7%

in 2024

Mexico rank

76th

Morocco rank

74th

Prevalence of stunting, height for age over time

Mexico
Morocco

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 13.7% against 13.1% in Mexico, a difference of 0.6%.

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

Mexico ranks 76th and Morocco ranks 74th of 162 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Morocco	Difference	Ahead
2000s	17.4%	21.1%	3.7%	Morocco
2010s	13.0%	15.1%	2.1%	Morocco
2020s	12.8%	13.6%	0.7%	Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, Mexico or Morocco?: Morocco, at 13.7% against 13.1% in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age between Mexico and Morocco?: 0.6%, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Morocco?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Mexico and Morocco rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age?: Mexico ranks 76th and Morocco ranks 74th 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: 03 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.