Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, Vanuatu or Zambia?

Zambia, at 32.3% against 31.0% in Vanuatu as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Vanuatu and Zambia?

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.

Vanuatu vs Zambia: Prevalence of stunting, height for age

Vanuatu

31.0%

in 2024

Zambia

32.3%

in 2024

Vanuatu rank

24th

Zambia rank

22nd

Prevalence of stunting, height for age over time

Vanuatu
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 32.3% against 31.0% in Vanuatu, a difference of 1.3%.

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

Vanuatu ranks 24th and Zambia ranks 22nd of 162 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Vanuatu	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	25.3%	49.5%	24.2%	Zambia
2010s	27.7%	38.1%	10.3%	Zambia
2020s	30.1%	31.9%	1.9%	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, Vanuatu or Zambia?: Zambia, at 32.3% against 31.0% in Vanuatu as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age between Vanuatu and Zambia?: 1.3%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Vanuatu and Zambia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Vanuatu and Zambia rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age?: Vanuatu ranks 24th and Zambia 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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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: 17 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.