Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in IDA total
IDA total: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female was 29.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in IDA total, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in IDA total stood at 29.4%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in IDA total peaked at 42.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 29.4%, in 2023.
That places IDA total 12th 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 IDA total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.7% | — |
| 2001 | 42.3% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 42.1% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 41.7% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 41.3% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 40.8% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 40.3% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 39.6% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 38.8% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 37.9% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 37.0% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 36.1% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 35.3% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 34.6% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 34.0% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 33.3% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 32.6% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 31.9% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 30.4% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 29.8% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 29.5% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 29.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 29.4% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 29.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.7% | 37.9% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 30.4% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 29.4% | 29.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 9 Afghanistan 41.4% compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of Congo 41.1% compare
- 11 Central African Republic 36.3% compare
- 12 Madagascar 35.7% compare
- 13 Sudan 34.1% compare
- 14 Mozambique 34.0% compare
- 15 Ethiopia 33.0% compare
More health data for IDA total
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3761 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2904 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2939 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male 49.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female 994.85 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in IDA total?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in IDA total was 29.4% 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 IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 42.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age, female recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 2023.
- How does IDA total rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
- IDA total ranks 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA total 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.