Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Philippines
Philippines: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female was 26.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Philippines, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Philippines recorded 26.0% for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Philippines peaked at 33.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 2021.
That places Philippines 31st out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.0% | — |
| 2001 | 32.8% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 32.7% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 32.6% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 32.5% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 32.4% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 32.3% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 32.1% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 31.8% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 31.4% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 31.1% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 30.6% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 30.2% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 29.9% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 29.5% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 29.1% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 28.7% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 28.0% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 27.2% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 26.9% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 26.4% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 25.9% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 26.1% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 26.2% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 26.0% | -0.8% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 26.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.4%, 3.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 26.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.9%, 1.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.4% | 31.4% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 26.9% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 25.9% | 26.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Philippines?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Philippines was 26.0% 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age, female recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 2021.
- How does Philippines rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
- Philippines ranks 31st out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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.