Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in High income
High income: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female was 3.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in High income, 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 High income is 3.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in High income peaked at 4.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2019.
High income ranks 42nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.0% | — |
| 2001 | 3.9% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.6% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
More health data for High income
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -0.0602 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0338 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate -0.0702 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0367 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.4572 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0337 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0322 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in High income?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in High income was 3.6% 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age, female recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2019.
- How does High income rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
- High income ranks 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income 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.