Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in IDA only
IDA only: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male was 34.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in IDA only, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
IDA only recorded 34.1% for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in IDA only peaked at 49.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 33.9%, in 2021.
That places IDA only 9th out of 45 groups 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, male in IDA only, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.0% | — |
| 2001 | 48.5% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 48.0% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 47.4% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 46.7% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 46.0% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 45.2% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 44.3% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 43.3% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 42.2% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 41.2% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 40.2% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 39.3% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 38.6% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 37.9% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 37.3% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 36.6% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 35.9% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 35.2% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 34.6% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 34.1% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 33.9% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 33.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 34.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 34.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.1% | 42.2% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 34.6% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 33.9% | 34.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 6 Yemen 48.4% compare
- 7 Guatemala 47.2% compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 47.0% compare
- 8 East Timor 47.0% compare
- 10 Afghanistan 42.7% compare
- 11 Central African Republic 41.5% compare
- 12 Madagascar 41.0% compare
More health data for IDA only
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2881 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2964 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male 49.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female 653.05 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in IDA only?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in IDA only was 34.1% 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 IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age, male recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9% in 2021.
- How does IDA only rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male?
- IDA only ranks 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age, male rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA only 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.