AFR vs Angola: Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)

AFR
31.7%
in 2024
Angola
47.7%
in 2024
AFR rank
2nd
Angola rank
4th

Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) over time

  • AFR
  • Angola
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How they compare

Angola currently reports 47.7% against 31.7% in AFR, a difference of 16.0%.

That makes Angola's figure about 1.5 times AFR's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Angola ahead.

AFR ranks 2nd and Angola ranks 4th of 19 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, AFR averaged higher in 1 and Angola in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade AFR Angola Difference Ahead
2000s 40.9% 37.8% 3.1% AFR
2010s 34.1% 34.7% 0.6% Angola
2020s 31.5% 45.0% 13.5% Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%), AFR or Angola?
Angola, at 47.7% against 31.7% in AFR as of 2024.
What is the difference in stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) between AFR and Angola?
16.0%, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for AFR and Angola?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do AFR and Angola rank globally for stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
AFR ranks 2nd and Angola ranks 4th of 19 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% height-for-age <-2 SD), model-based estimates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% height-for-age <-2 SD), model-based estimates
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
182 places, 4,740 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed