Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female was 24.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Low & middle 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 Low & middle income is 24.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Low & middle income peaked at 35.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 2021.
That places Low & middle income 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.7% | — |
| 2001 | 35.3% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 34.9% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 34.5% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 34.0% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 33.5% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 33.0% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 32.3% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 31.5% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 30.7% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 29.8% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 28.9% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 28.1% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 27.4% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 25.4% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 24.1% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 23.7% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 23.4% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 23.3% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 23.8% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 24.1% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.5% | 30.7% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 23.7% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 23.3% | 24.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More health data for Low & middle income
- 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 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0331 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 -0.9493 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0323 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Low & middle income?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Low & middle income was 24.1% 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 2021.
- How does Low & middle income rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
- Low & middle income ranks 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.