Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, Mali or Nepal?

Mali, at 25.1% against 24.8% in Nepal as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Nepal?

9 years are reported by both, from 1996 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.

Mali vs Nepal: Prevalence of stunting, height for age

Mali

25.1%

in 2024

Nepal

24.8%

in 2022

Mali rank

33rd

Nepal rank

35th

Prevalence of stunting, height for age over time

Mali
Nepal

How they compare

Mali currently reports 25.1% against 24.8% in Nepal, a difference of 0.3%.

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

Mali ranks 33rd and Nepal ranks 35th of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	36.2%	55.6%	19.4%	Nepal
2000s	40.0%	52.6%	12.6%	Nepal
2010s	27.3%	37.2%	9.9%	Nepal
2020s	21.8%	24.8%	3.0%	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, Mali or Nepal?: Mali, at 25.1% against 24.8% in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age between Mali and Nepal?: 0.3%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Nepal?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
How do Mali and Nepal rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age?: Mali ranks 33rd and Nepal ranks 35th 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.