Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Mexico
Mexico: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female was 11.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Mexico, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Mexico recorded 11.8% for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Mexico peaked at 18.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2016.
Mexico ranks 78th of 162 countries on this measure, 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.5% | — |
| 2001 | 17.9% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 17.3% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 15.5% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 14.4% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11.8% | +0.9% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 11.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.4%, 1.6× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 11.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.5%, 1.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.8% | 13.3% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 11.4% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 11.4% | 11.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Mexico?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Mexico was 11.8% 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age, female recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2016.
- How does Mexico rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
- Mexico ranks 78th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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.