Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male was 14.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 14.8%.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 28.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2020.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.1% | — |
| 2001 | 27.1% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 26.2% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 25.3% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 24.3% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 23.5% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 22.7% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 21.9% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 21.0% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 20.2% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14.1% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 14.8% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.1% | 20.2% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 14.0% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 13.8% | 14.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 26 Vanuatu 32.5% compare
- 27 South Sudan 32.1% compare
- 28 Marshall Islands 31.6% compare
- 29 Solomon Islands 31.4% compare
- 30 Laos 31.2% compare
- 31 Guinea-Bissau 30.7% compare
- 32 Cameroon 29.7% compare
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0424 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 14.8% 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2020.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.