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

Kenya, at 17.6% against 17.5% in Senegal as of 2022.

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

6 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2016.

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.

Kenya vs Senegal: Prevalence of stunting, height for age

Kenya

17.6%

in 2022

Senegal

17.5%

in 2023

Kenya rank

52nd

Senegal rank

53rd

Prevalence of stunting, height for age over time

Kenya
Senegal

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 17.6% against 17.5% in Senegal, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 52nd and Senegal ranks 53rd of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	40.2%	29.8%	10.4%	Kenya
2000s	40.5%	22.9%	17.6%	Kenya
2010s	27.0%	19.3%	7.7%	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, Kenya or Senegal?: Kenya, at 17.6% against 17.5% in Senegal as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age between Kenya and Senegal?: 0.1%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Senegal?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2016.
How do Kenya and Senegal rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age?: Kenya ranks 52nd and Senegal ranks 53rd 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.