Bangladesh vs Indonesia: Prevalence of stunting, height for age
Prevalence of stunting, height for age over time
- Bangladesh
- Indonesia
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 23.6% against 22.0% in Indonesia, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 38th and Indonesia ranks 40th of 97 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.8% | 48.1% | 15.7% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 51.6% | 37.5% | 14.1% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 31.0% | 2.6% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 21.6% | 2.0% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, Bangladesh or Indonesia?
- Bangladesh, at 23.6% against 22.0% in Indonesia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age between Bangladesh and Indonesia?
- 1.6%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Indonesia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Indonesia rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
- Bangladesh ranks 38th and Indonesia ranks 40th of 97 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of stunting, height for age (% 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.