Middle income vs Vanuatu: Prevalence of stunting, height for age

Middle income
22.9%
in 2024
Vanuatu
31.0%
in 2024
Middle income rank
23rd
Vanuatu rank
24th

Prevalence of stunting, height for age over time

  • Middle income
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 31.0% against 22.9% in Middle income, a difference of 8.1%.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.4 times Middle income's.

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

Middle income ranks 23rd and Vanuatu ranks 24th of 45 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Middle income averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle income Vanuatu Difference Ahead
2000s 33.0% 25.3% 7.7% Middle income
2010s 25.7% 27.7% 2.0% Vanuatu
2020s 22.5% 30.1% 7.6% Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, Middle income or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 31.0% against 22.9% in Middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age between Middle income and Vanuatu?
8.1%, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Vanuatu?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Middle income and Vanuatu rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
Middle income ranks 23rd and Vanuatu ranks 24th 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.