Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female … female modeled in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female … female modeled was 30.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Pre-demographic dividend, 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 Pre-demographic dividend is 30.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 40.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 2021.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 7th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 … female modeled in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.5% | — |
| 2001 | 40.2% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 40.0% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 39.6% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 39.1% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 38.7% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 38.2% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 37.5% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 36.8% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 36.0% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 35.2% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 34.4% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 33.7% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 33.2% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 32.7% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 32.2% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 31.7% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 31.3% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 30.8% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 30.3% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 29.8% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 30.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 30.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 30.2% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.7% | 36.0% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 30.3% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 29.8% | 30.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
- 4 Niger 45.7% compare
- 5 Angola 44.8% compare
- 6 Eritrea 44.7% compare
- 7 East Timor 43.8% compare
- 8 Guatemala 41.9% compare
- 9 Afghanistan 41.4% compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of Congo 41.1% compare
More health data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate 3.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0465 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, per capita 0.0547 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, per capita 0.0471 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0559 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Pre-demographic dividend was 30.2% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 40.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age, female recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 2021.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.