Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, Ghana or Kenya?

Kenya, at 17.6% against 17.4% in Ghana as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Kenya?

7 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.

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.

Ghana vs Kenya: Prevalence of stunting, height for age

Ghana

17.4%

in 2022

Kenya

17.6%

in 2022

Ghana rank

55th

Kenya rank

52nd

Prevalence of stunting, height for age over time

Ghana
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 17.6% against 17.4% in Ghana, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 55th and Kenya ranks 52nd of 97 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1990s	31.7%	38.5%	6.8%	Kenya
2000s	31.9%	35.6%	3.7%	Kenya
2010s	20.8%	26.2%	5.4%	Kenya
2020s	17.4%	17.6%	0.2%	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, Ghana or Kenya?: Kenya, at 17.6% against 17.4% in Ghana as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age between Ghana and Kenya?: 0.2%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Kenya?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
How do Ghana and Kenya rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age?: Ghana ranks 55th and Kenya ranks 52nd 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: 03 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.