AFR vs Papua New Guinea: Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)
AFR
31.7%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
47.6%
in 2024
AFR rank
2nd
Papua New Guinea rank
5th
Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) over time
- AFR
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 47.6% against 31.7% in AFR, a difference of 15.9%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.5 times AFR's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was AFR ahead.
AFR ranks 2nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 5th of 19 groups.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | AFR | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.9% | 42.4% | 1.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 47.5% | 13.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 46.9% | 15.5% | Papua New Guinea |
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 Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 47.6% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- 15.9%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for AFR and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do AFR and Papua New Guinea rank globally for stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- AFR ranks 2nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 5th 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.