Vanuatu vs World: Prevalence of stunting, height for age
Prevalence of stunting, height for age over time
- Vanuatu
- World
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 31.0% against 23.2% in World, a difference of 7.8%.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.3 times World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was World ahead.
Vanuatu ranks 24th and World ranks 22nd of 162 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Vanuatu averaged higher in 2 and World in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Vanuatu | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.3% | 31.2% | 5.9% | World |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 25.0% | 2.7% | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 22.7% | 7.4% | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, Vanuatu or World?
- Vanuatu, at 31.0% against 23.2% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age between Vanuatu and World?
- 7.8%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Vanuatu and World?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Vanuatu and World rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
- Vanuatu ranks 24th and World ranks 22nd 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.