Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) by country
Prevalence of stunting, male, is the percentage of boys 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...
Countries reporting
162
Highest
58.5%
Burundi
Lowest
1.1%
Poland
Median
12.8%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
5,161
What the numbers show
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) is currently reported for 162 countries. The highest value is 58.5% in Burundi; the lowest is 1.1% in Poland.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.8%, and the mean is 17.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 53.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 131 fell. The largest increase was in Samoa (up 57.9%), and the largest decrease in Tonga (down 72.1%).
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 58.5% | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 2 | Eritrea | 51.1% | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 3 | Niger | 50.8% | 2024 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 4 | Angola | 50.5% | 2024 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 5 | Papua New Guinea | 48.9% | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 6 | Yemen | 48.4% | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 7 | Guatemala | 47.2% | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 8 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 47.0% | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 8 | Timor-Leste | 47.0% | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 10 | Afghanistan | 42.7% | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 11 | Central African Republic | 41.5% | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 12 | Madagascar | 41.0% | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 13 | Mozambique | 40.0% | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 14 | Lesotho | 38.3% | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 15 | Ethiopia | 38.0% | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 16 | Sudan | 36.6% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 17 | Nigeria | 36.2% | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 18 | Malawi | 36.1% | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 19 | Benin | 35.9% | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 20 | Zambia | 35.3% | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 21 | Pakistan | 34.5% | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 22 | India | 34.0% | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 23 | Chad | 33.7% | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 24 | Rwanda | 32.6% | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 24 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 32.6% | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 26 | Vanuatu | 32.5% | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 27 | South Sudan | 32.1% | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 28 | Marshall Islands | 31.6% | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 29 | Solomon Islands | 31.4% | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 30 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 31.2% | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 31 | Guinea-Bissau | 30.7% | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 32 | Cameroon | 29.7% | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 33 | Liberia | 29.4% | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 34 | Philippines | 29.3% | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 35 | Guinea | 28.7% | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 36 | Sierra Leone | 27.6% | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 37 | Nepal | 27.0% | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 37 | South Africa | 27.0% | 2024 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 39 | Zimbabwe | 26.1% | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 40 | Myanmar | 25.8% | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 40 | Uganda | 25.8% | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 42 | Bangladesh | 25.7% | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 42 | Malaysia | 25.7% | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 42 | Somalia | 25.7% | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 45 | Mali | 25.3% | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 46 | Togo | 25.1% | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 47 | Syrian Arab Republic | 24.4% | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 48 | Indonesia | 24.0% | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 49 | Mauritania | 23.6% | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 50 | Botswana | 23.3% | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 50 | Cambodia | 23.3% | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 52 | Haiti | 23.1% | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 53 | Djibouti | 22.9% | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 54 | Côte d'Ivoire | 22.3% | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 55 | Burkina Faso | 21.5% | 2024 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 56 | Eswatini | 21.1% | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 57 | Viet Nam | 20.3% | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 58 | Kenya | 19.8% | 2024 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 59 | Honduras | 19.5% | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 60 | Comoros | 19.3% | 2024 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 60 | Ecuador | 19.3% | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 62 | Senegal | 19.0% | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 63 | Equatorial Guinea | 18.8% | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 64 | Bhutan | 18.6% | 2024 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 65 | Namibia | 18.4% | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 66 | Congo | 18.1% | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 67 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 17.5% | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 68 | Ghana | 17.3% | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 69 | Naoero | 17.1% | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 70 | Gambia | 15.6% | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 71 | Kiribati | 15.5% | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 72 | Gabon | 15.3% | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 72 | Panama | 15.3% | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 74 | Maldives | 14.7% | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 75 | Morocco | 14.4% | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 75 | Oman | 14.4% | 2024 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 77 | Mexico | 14.3% | 2024 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 78 | Tajikistan | 13.9% | 2024 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 79 | Egypt | 13.6% | 2024 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 80 | Thailand | 13.1% | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 81 | Belize | 12.8% | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 82 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 12.7% | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 83 | Colombia | 12.6% | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 84 | Saudi Arabia | 12.4% | 2024 | down 10.1% | flat |
| 84 | Ukraine | 12.4% | 2024 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 86 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 11.8% | 2024 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 87 | Argentina | 11.7% | 2024 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 87 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.7% | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 89 | Peru | 11.6% | 2024 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 90 | Costa Rica | 11.5% | 2024 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 91 | Sao Tome and Principe | 11.1% | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 92 | Brunei Darussalam | 11.0% | 2024 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 93 | Lebanon | 10.6% | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 94 | Sri Lanka | 10.5% | 2024 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 95 | El Salvador | 10.3% | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 96 | Iraq | 10.0% | 2024 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 97 | Brazil | 9.7% | 2024 | up 31.1% | flat |
| 97 | Libya | 9.7% | 2024 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 99 | Algeria | 9.5% | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 100 | Tunisia | 9.4% | 2024 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 101 | Samoa | 9.0% | 2024 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 102 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.8% | 2024 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 103 | Mauritius | 8.7% | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 103 | Suriname | 8.7% | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 105 | Montenegro | 8.5% | 2024 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 106 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.4% | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 106 | Palestine, State of | 8.4% | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 108 | Jordan | 8.1% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 109 | Cuba | 8.0% | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 110 | Albania | 7.9% | 2024 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 111 | Guyana | 7.8% | 2024 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 112 | Fiji | 7.7% | 2024 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 113 | Mongolia | 7.6% | 2024 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 114 | Jamaica | 7.5% | 2024 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 115 | Romania | 7.4% | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 116 | Uruguay | 7.3% | 2024 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 117 | Azerbaijan | 7.2% | 2024 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 118 | Uzbekistan | 7.1% | 2024 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 119 | Seychelles | 7.0% | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 120 | Turkmenistan | 6.8% | 2024 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 121 | Armenia | 6.5% | 2024 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 121 | Barbados | 6.5% | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 123 | Dominican Republic | 6.2% | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 124 | Qatar | 6.1% | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 125 | Bulgaria | 5.9% | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 125 | Cape Verde | 5.9% | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 127 | Japan | 5.8% | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 127 | Türkiye | 5.8% | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 129 | Tuvalu | 5.6% | 2024 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 130 | Bahrain | 5.2% | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 131 | Georgia | 5.0% | 2024 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 131 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 5.0% | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 131 | Kuwait | 5.0% | 2024 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 134 | China | 4.8% | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 134 | Serbia | 4.8% | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 136 | Kazakhstan | 4.7% | 2024 | down 53.9% | falling |
| 136 | United States of America | 4.7% | 2024 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 138 | Republic of Moldova | 4.5% | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 139 | North Macedonia | 4.0% | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 140 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3.9% | 2024 | up 21.9% | falling |
| 140 | Malta | 3.9% | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 142 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3.6% | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 143 | Australia | 3.5% | 2024 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 143 | Portugal | 3.5% | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 143 | Paraguay | 3.5% | 2024 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Saint Lucia | 3.1% | 2024 | up 19.2% | falling |
| 146 | Singapore | 3.1% | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 148 | Belgium | 2.9% | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 149 | Czechia | 2.7% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 150 | Germany | 2.5% | 2024 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 151 | Ireland | 2.4% | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 152 | Greece | 2.2% | 2024 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 153 | Korea | 2.0% | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 154 | Chile | 1.9% | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 154 | Finland | 1.9% | 2024 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 154 | Latvia | 1.9% | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 157 | Netherlands | 1.8% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 158 | Lithuania | 1.7% | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 158 | Tonga | 1.7% | 2024 | down 72.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Estonia | 1.5% | 2024 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 161 | Belarus | 1.2% | 2024 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 162 | Poland | 1.1% | 2024 | down 38.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Low income 38.0%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 36.7%
- Least developed countries 35.9%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 35.0%
- Pre-demographic dividend 34.8%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 34.7%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 34.7%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 34.7%
- IDA only 34.1%
- IDA total 33.2%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 32.6%
- South Asia 32.5%
- Africa Western and Central 31.8%
- IDA blend 31.6%
- Lower middle income 30.2%
- Early-demographic dividend 28.0%
- Low & middle income 26.8%
- IDA & IBRD total 26.6%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 26.0%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 25.8%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 24.9%
- World 24.4%
- Middle income 24.0%
- Arab World 21.4%
- IBRD only 21.2%
- Pacific island small states 20.6%
- Other small states 20.6%
- Small states 18.4%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 14.8%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 14.7%
- East Asia & Pacific 14.0%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 13.7%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 13.5%
- Latin America & Caribbean 13.4%
- Upper middle income 11.5%
- Caribbean Small States 8.7%
- Late-demographic dividend 8.3%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 7.3%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 6.8%
- OECD members 6.5%
About this data
Prevalence of stunting, male, is the percentage of boys 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.