Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Mali
Mali: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male was 25.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Mali, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Mali is 25.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Mali peaked at 42.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.2%, in 2022.
That places Mali 45th out of 162 countries 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 Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.3% | — |
| 2001 | 41.8% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 41.2% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 40.5% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 39.7% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 38.8% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 37.9% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 36.8% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 35.7% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 34.5% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 33.4% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 32.3% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 31.4% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 30.6% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 29.9% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 29.2% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 28.5% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 27.7% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 26.9% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 26.2% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 25.6% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 25.3% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 25.2% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 25.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 25.3% | +0.0% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 25.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 33.7%, 75% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's 25.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.3%, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.9% | 34.5% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 26.2% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 25.2% | 25.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Mali?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Mali was 25.3% 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 42.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age, male recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.2% in 2022.
- How does Mali rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male?
- Mali ranks 45th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age, male rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali 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.