Namibia vs Nauru: Prevalence of stunting, height for age (modeled estimate, %)
Namibia
16.4%
in 2024
Nauru
16.0%
in 2024
Namibia rank
66th
Nauru rank
68th
Prevalence of stunting, height for age (modeled estimate, %) over time
- Namibia
- Nauru
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 16.4% against 16.0% in Nauru, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 66th and Nauru ranks 68th of 162 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.0% | 24.1% | 4.9% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 19.6% | 2.3% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 16.1% | 0.8% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, Namibia or Nauru?
- Namibia, at 16.4% against 16.0% in Nauru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age between Namibia and Nauru?
- 0.4%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Nauru?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Nauru rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
- Namibia ranks 66th and Nauru ranks 68th 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.