Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Middle income
Middle income: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female was 21.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Middle income, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Middle income recorded 21.6% for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Middle income peaked at 34.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 2021.
That places Middle income 23rd 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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.1% | — |
| 2001 | 33.7% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 33.3% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 32.9% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 32.4% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 31.9% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 31.3% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 30.6% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 29.9% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 29.0% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 28.1% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 27.2% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 26.4% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 25.6% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 24.9% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 24.2% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 23.5% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 21.6% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 21.2% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 21.1% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 21.2% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 21.4% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 21.6% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.9% | 29.0% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 21.6% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 21.1% | 21.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More health data for 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0345 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 -1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0335 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0371 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Middle income?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Middle income was 21.6% 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age, female recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 2021.
- How does Middle income rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
- Middle income ranks 23rd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.