Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male was 28.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Early-demographic dividend, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 28.0% for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in 2024.
The figure is down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 43.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 2023.
That places Early-demographic dividend 16th out of 45 groups 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, male in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.1% | — |
| 2001 | 42.8% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 42.5% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 42.1% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 41.7% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 41.3% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 40.7% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 40.1% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 39.3% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 38.4% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 37.5% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 36.5% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 35.5% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 34.6% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 33.7% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 32.8% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 31.9% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 31.0% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 30.1% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 29.3% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 28.7% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 28.2% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 28.1% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 28.0% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.2% | 38.4% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 29.3% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 28.0% | 28.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More health data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0285 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0442 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0342 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Early-demographic dividend?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Early-demographic dividend was 28.0% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of stunting, height for age, male recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 43.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age, male recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 2023.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age, male rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-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, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.