Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female was 30.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 30.3% for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 43.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2021.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.0% | — |
| 2001 | 42.6% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 42.2% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 41.8% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 41.2% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 40.7% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 40.1% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 39.3% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 38.4% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 37.5% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 36.5% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 35.6% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 34.8% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 34.2% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 33.6% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 33.0% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 32.4% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 31.8% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 31.2% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 30.7% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 30.2% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 30.0% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 30.1% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 30.2% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 30.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.7% | 37.5% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 30.7% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 30.0% | 30.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 3 Papua New Guinea 46.2% compare
- 4 Niger 45.7% compare
- 5 Angola 44.8% compare
- 6 Eritrea 44.7% compare
- 7 East Timor 43.8% compare
- 8 Guatemala 41.9% compare
- 9 Afghanistan 41.4% compare
More health data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0223 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 30.3% 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 43.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age, female recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2021.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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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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.