Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female … female modeled in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female … female modeled was 25.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Early-demographic dividend, 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 Early-demographic dividend is 25.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 41.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 2023.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 16th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female … female modeled in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.0% | — |
| 2001 | 40.6% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 40.3% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 40.0% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 39.5% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 39.1% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 38.5% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 37.9% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 37.1% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 36.2% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 35.2% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 34.1% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 33.1% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 32.2% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 31.2% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 30.3% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 29.4% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 28.5% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 27.6% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 26.8% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 25.8% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 25.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 25.5% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 25.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.0% | 36.2% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 26.8% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 25.5% | 26.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More health data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 0.3874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate 0.5369 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.042 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.1302 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, per capita 0.0434 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 0.6954 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0461 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Early-demographic dividend?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Early-demographic dividend was 25.5% 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 Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 2023.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.