2.2.1 Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 (%) by country
Countries reporting
159
Highest
56.5
Burundi
Lowest
1.2
Estonia
Median
12.8
Years covered
23
2000–2022
Data points
3,657
What the numbers show
2.2.1 Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 (%) is currently reported for 159 countries. The highest value is 56.5 in Burundi; the lowest is 1.2 in Estonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.8, and the mean is 16.77.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 47.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 132 fell. The largest increase was in Libya (up 74.0%), and the largest decrease in Tonga (down 75.0%).
2.2.1 Prevalence of stunting among children under 5: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 56.5 | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 2 | Libya | 52.2 | 2022 | up 74.0% | rising |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea | 51.2 | 2022 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 4 | Eritrea | 50.2 | 2022 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 5 | Niger | 47.4 | 2022 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 6 | Timor-Leste | 45.1 | 2022 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 7 | Angola | 43.6 | 2022 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 8 | Guatemala | 43.5 | 2022 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 9 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 40.3 | 2022 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 10 | Central African Republic | 39.8 | 2022 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 11 | Madagascar | 38.6 | 2022 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 12 | Mozambique | 36.4 | 2022 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 13 | Sudan | 36 | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 14 | Yemen | 35.1 | 2022 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 15 | Ethiopia | 34.4 | 2022 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 16 | Nigeria | 34.2 | 2022 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 17 | Malawi | 34 | 2022 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 17 | Pakistan | 34 | 2022 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 19 | Afghanistan | 33.1 | 2022 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 20 | Chad | 32.3 | 2022 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 21 | Lesotho | 31.8 | 2022 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 22 | India | 31.7 | 2022 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 23 | Vanuatu | 31.4 | 2022 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 23 | Zambia | 31.4 | 2022 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 25 | Indonesia | 31 | 2022 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 26 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 30.6 | 2022 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 27 | Marshall Islands | 30.5 | 2022 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 28 | Benin | 30.4 | 2022 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 29 | Rwanda | 29.8 | 2022 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 29 | Solomon Islands | 29.8 | 2022 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 31 | Philippines | 28.8 | 2022 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 32 | Guinea | 27.9 | 2022 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 32 | South Sudan | 27.9 | 2022 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 34 | Guinea-Bissau | 27.7 | 2022 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 34 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 27.7 | 2022 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 36 | Cameroon | 26.9 | 2022 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 37 | Nepal | 26.7 | 2022 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 38 | Liberia | 26.6 | 2022 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 39 | Bangladesh | 26.4 | 2022 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 40 | Sierra Leone | 26 | 2022 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 41 | Syrian Arab Republic | 25.4 | 2022 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 42 | Myanmar | 24.1 | 2022 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 43 | Mali | 23.8 | 2022 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 44 | Uganda | 23.4 | 2022 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 45 | South Africa | 22.8 | 2022 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 46 | Bhutan | 22.7 | 2022 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 46 | Ecuador | 22.7 | 2022 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 48 | Cambodia | 22.3 | 2022 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 48 | Togo | 22.3 | 2022 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 50 | Mauritania | 22.1 | 2022 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 51 | Malaysia | 21.9 | 2022 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 52 | Burkina Faso | 21.8 | 2022 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 53 | Botswana | 21.6 | 2022 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 53 | Zimbabwe | 21.6 | 2022 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 55 | Eswatini | 21.2 | 2022 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 56 | Egypt | 20.4 | 2022 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 57 | Côte d'Ivoire | 20.2 | 2022 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 58 | Haiti | 19.5 | 2022 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 59 | Viet Nam | 19.3 | 2022 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 60 | Comoros | 18.8 | 2022 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 61 | Djibouti | 18.7 | 2022 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 62 | Kenya | 18.4 | 2022 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 63 | Somalia | 18 | 2022 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 64 | Honduras | 17.5 | 2022 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 65 | Senegal | 17 | 2022 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 66 | Namibia | 16.8 | 2022 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 66 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 16.8 | 2022 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 68 | Congo | 16.5 | 2022 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 69 | Equatorial Guinea | 16.1 | 2022 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 70 | Sri Lanka | 15.9 | 2022 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 71 | Nicaragua | 14.9 | 2022 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 72 | Naoero | 14.8 | 2022 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 73 | Kiribati | 14.2 | 2022 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 74 | Maldives | 13.9 | 2022 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 75 | Panama | 13.8 | 2022 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 76 | Gambia | 13.6 | 2022 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 77 | Gabon | 13.4 | 2022 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 78 | Azerbaijan | 13.3 | 2022 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 79 | Tajikistan | 13.1 | 2022 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 80 | Morocco | 12.8 | 2022 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 81 | Ghana | 12.7 | 2022 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 81 | Oman | 12.7 | 2022 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 83 | Mexico | 12.6 | 2022 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 84 | Saudi Arabia | 12.4 | 2022 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 85 | Ukraine | 12.3 | 2022 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 86 | Belize | 12 | 2022 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 87 | Thailand | 11.8 | 2022 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 88 | Colombia | 11.2 | 2022 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 89 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 11.1 | 2022 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 90 | Brunei Darussalam | 10.9 | 2022 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 91 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 10.5 | 2022 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 92 | Kyrgyzstan | 10.3 | 2022 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 93 | Peru | 10.1 | 2022 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 94 | El Salvador | 10 | 2022 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 94 | Sao Tome and Principe | 10 | 2022 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 96 | Iraq | 9.9 | 2022 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 97 | Argentina | 9.5 | 2022 | up 33.8% | flat |
| 97 | Costa Rica | 9.5 | 2022 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 99 | Cape Verde | 9.4 | 2022 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 100 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.8 | 2022 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 101 | Algeria | 8.6 | 2022 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 101 | Mauritius | 8.6 | 2022 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 101 | Tunisia | 8.6 | 2022 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 104 | Albania | 8.3 | 2022 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 105 | Montenegro | 8.2 | 2022 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 106 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 2022 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 107 | Romania | 7.7 | 2022 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 108 | Guyana | 7.6 | 2022 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 108 | Suriname | 7.6 | 2022 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 110 | Palestine, State of | 7.5 | 2022 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 111 | Lebanon | 7.4 | 2022 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 111 | Samoa | 7.4 | 2022 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 113 | Armenia | 7.2 | 2022 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 113 | Brazil | 7.2 | 2022 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 113 | Seychelles | 7.2 | 2022 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 116 | Fiji | 7.1 | 2022 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 117 | Cuba | 7 | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 118 | Kuwait | 6.9 | 2022 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 118 | Uzbekistan | 6.9 | 2022 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 120 | Turkmenistan | 6.7 | 2022 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 121 | Jordan | 6.6 | 2022 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 122 | Jamaica | 6.5 | 2022 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 123 | Mongolia | 6.1 | 2022 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 123 | Uruguay | 6.1 | 2022 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 125 | Barbados | 6 | 2022 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 126 | Bulgaria | 5.6 | 2022 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 126 | Dominican Republic | 5.6 | 2022 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 128 | Türkiye | 5.5 | 2022 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 129 | Tuvalu | 5.2 | 2022 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 130 | Bahrain | 5 | 2022 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 130 | Japan | 5 | 2022 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 132 | Kazakhstan | 4.9 | 2022 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 133 | Georgia | 4.8 | 2022 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 134 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 4.7 | 2022 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 135 | China | 4.6 | 2022 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 135 | Serbia | 4.6 | 2022 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 137 | Lithuania | 4.5 | 2022 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 138 | Qatar | 4.4 | 2022 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 139 | Republic of Moldova | 3.9 | 2022 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 140 | North Macedonia | 3.7 | 2022 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 141 | Belarus | 3.6 | 2022 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 141 | United States of America | 3.6 | 2022 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 143 | Australia | 3.4 | 2022 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 143 | Paraguay | 3.4 | 2022 | down 63.8% | falling |
| 145 | Portugal | 3.1 | 2022 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 146 | Singapore | 3 | 2022 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 147 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.9 | 2022 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 148 | Czechia | 2.5 | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 148 | Saint Lucia | 2.5 | 2022 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 150 | Belgium | 2.4 | 2022 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 151 | Poland | 2.3 | 2022 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 152 | Greece | 2.2 | 2022 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 153 | Germany | 2.1 | 2022 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 154 | Latvia | 1.8 | 2022 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 154 | Tonga | 1.8 | 2022 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Republic of Korea | 1.7 | 2022 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 157 | Chile | 1.6 | 2022 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 157 | Netherlands | 1.6 | 2022 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 159 | Estonia | 1.2 | 2022 | down 7.7% | falling |