Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Angola
Angola: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female was 44.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Angola, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Angola is 44.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Angola peaked at 45.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 2010.
That places Angola 5th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.0% | — |
| 2001 | 42.4% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 39.9% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 37.5% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 35.3% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 33.4% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 31.8% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 30.4% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 29.3% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 28.7% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 28.5% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 28.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 29.1% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 29.9% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 31.0% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 32.3% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 33.7% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 35.1% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 36.5% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 37.9% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 39.3% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 40.7% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 42.4% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 43.7% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 44.8% | +2.5% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 44.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.1%, 2.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Angola's 44.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.4%, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.4% | 28.7% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 28.5% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.2% | 39.3% | 44.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More health data for Angola
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 740.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31,754 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 79 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0823 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Angola?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Angola was 44.8% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of stunting, height for age, female recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 45.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age, female recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 2010.
- How does Angola rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
- Angola ranks 5th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of stunting, female, is the percentage of girls 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.