Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in IDA total
IDA total: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male was 33.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in IDA total, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in IDA total stood at 33.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in IDA total peaked at 46.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 2023.
IDA total ranks 10th 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, male in IDA total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.2% | — |
| 2001 | 45.9% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 45.6% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 45.3% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 44.9% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 44.5% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 44.0% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 43.3% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 42.5% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 41.7% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 40.8% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 39.9% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 39.1% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 38.4% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 37.8% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 37.1% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 36.4% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 35.7% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 34.9% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 34.2% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 33.6% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 33.2% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 33.2% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 33.2% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 33.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.4% | 41.7% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.4% | 34.2% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 33.2% | 33.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 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
- 13 Mozambique 40.0% compare
More health data for IDA total
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3761 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2904 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 2.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2939 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male 49.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female 994.85 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in IDA total?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in IDA total was 33.2% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of stunting, height for age, male recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age, male recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 2023.
- How does IDA total rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male?
- IDA total ranks 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age, male rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA total 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.