Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Mozambique
Mozambique: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female was 34.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Mozambique, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 34.0% for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Mozambique peaked at 46.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 33.9%, in 2023.
That places Mozambique 14th out of 162 countries 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.0% | — |
| 2001 | 45.5% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 45.0% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 44.6% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 44.1% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 43.7% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 43.2% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 42.6% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 42.0% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 41.3% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 40.7% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 40.1% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 39.7% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 39.4% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 39.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 38.5% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 37.8% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 36.9% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 35.9% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 35.0% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 34.4% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 34.0% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 33.9% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 34.0% | +0.3% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 34.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 29.3%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 34.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.4%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.8% | 41.3% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.3% | 35.0% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.1% | 33.9% | 34.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 869.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18,288 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Mozambique?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Mozambique was 34.0% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 46.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9% in 2023.
- How does Mozambique rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
- Mozambique ranks 14th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.