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

Zimbabwe, at 25.9% against 25.1% in Mali as of 2024.

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

5 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.

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 Zimbabwe: Prevalence of stunting, height for age

Mali

25.1%

in 2024

Zimbabwe

25.9%

in 2024

Mali rank

33rd

Zimbabwe rank

31st

Prevalence of stunting, height for age over time

Mali
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 25.9% against 25.1% in Mali, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Mali ranks 33rd and Zimbabwe ranks 31st of 97 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
2010s	28.2%	27.6%	0.6%	Mali
2020s	25.1%	25.9%	0.8%	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, Mali or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 25.9% against 25.1% in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age between Mali and Zimbabwe?: 0.8%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Zimbabwe?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do Mali and Zimbabwe rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age?: Mali ranks 33rd and Zimbabwe ranks 31st 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.