Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Namibia
Namibia: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female was 14.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Namibia, 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 Namibia is 14.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Namibia peaked at 26.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2024.
That places Namibia 67th out of 162 countries 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.8% | — |
| 2001 | 26.9% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 26.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 26.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 26.6% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 26.3% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 25.8% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 25.4% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 24.8% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 24.1% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 23.3% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 22.4% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 18.9% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 14.4% | -1.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 14.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.1%, 75% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 14.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.4%, 64% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.1% | 24.1% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 15.8% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 14.4% | 15.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0644 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Namibia?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Namibia was 14.4% 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age, female recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2024.
- How does Namibia rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
- Namibia ranks 67th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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.