Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, Egypt or Venezuela?

Venezuela, at 13.4% against 12.8% in Egypt as of 2009.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Venezuela?

9 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2008.

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.

Egypt vs Venezuela: Prevalence of stunting, height for age

Egypt

12.8%

in 2021

Venezuela

13.4%

in 2009

Egypt rank

64th

Venezuela rank

63rd

Prevalence of stunting, height for age over time

Egypt
Venezuela

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 13.4% against 12.8% in Egypt, a difference of 0.6%.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 64th and Venezuela ranks 63rd of 97 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1990s	31.6%	18.9%	12.7%	Egypt
2000s	24.8%	16.5%	8.3%	Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, Egypt or Venezuela?: Venezuela, at 13.4% against 12.8% in Egypt as of 2009.
What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age between Egypt and Venezuela?: 0.6%, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Venezuela?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2008.
How do Egypt and Venezuela rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age?: Egypt ranks 64th and Venezuela ranks 63rd 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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Indicator: Prevalence of stunting, height for age (% of children under 5)
Unit: % of children under 5
Source: 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'
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 97 places, 955 data points, 1984–2024
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.