Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Angola
Angola: Prevalence of stunting, height for age was 47.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Angola, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Angola recorded 47.7% for prevalence of stunting, height for age in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age in Angola peaked at 47.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 2010.
Angola ranks 4th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.5% | — |
| 2001 | 44.9% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 42.4% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 40.0% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 37.8% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 35.9% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 34.2% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 32.8% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 31.7% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 31.1% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 30.8% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 30.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 31.4% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 32.3% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 33.5% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 36.3% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 37.7% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 39.1% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 40.5% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 42.0% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 43.5% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 45.2% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 46.5% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 47.7% | +2.6% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 47.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.2%, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Angola's 47.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.8%, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.8% | 31.1% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 30.8% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 42.0% | 47.7% | 5 |
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More health data for Angola
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 740.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31,754 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 79 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age in Angola?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Angola was 47.7% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 47.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 2010.
- How does Angola rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
- Angola ranks 4th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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 (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of stunting is the percentage of children 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.