Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female was 7.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Late-demographic dividend, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Late-demographic dividend stood at 7.3%.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 18.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2021.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 36th 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 Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.2% | — |
| 2001 | 17.2% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 15.2% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 14.3% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 7.3% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.1% | 10.5% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 7.1% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 6.9% | 7.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
More health data for Late-demographic dividend
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0432 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 2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0404 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Late-demographic dividend?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Late-demographic dividend was 7.3% 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 Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age, female recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2021.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Late-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.