Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Low income
Low income: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female was 33.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Low income, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Low income recorded 33.5% for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Low income peaked at 45.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 33.1%, in 2021.
That places Low income 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Low income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.9% | — |
| 2001 | 45.5% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 45.1% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 44.6% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 44.0% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 43.4% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 42.8% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 41.9% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 40.9% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 40.0% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 39.0% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 38.1% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 37.3% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 36.7% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 36.2% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 35.7% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 35.2% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 34.7% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 34.1% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 33.6% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 33.3% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 33.1% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 33.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 33.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 33.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.4% | 40.0% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 33.6% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 33.1% | 33.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More health data for Low income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0225 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, per capita 0.027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0218 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Low income?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Low income was 33.5% 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 45.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age, female recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 2021.
- How does Low income rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
- Low income ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low 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.