Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Prevalence of stunting, height for age was 20.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Cote d'Ivoire, 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 in Cote d'Ivoire is 20.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 32.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 2024.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 54th 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 in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.4% | — |
| 2001 | 32.5% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 32.6% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 32.5% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 32.4% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 32.3% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 32.2% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 31.9% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 31.5% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 30.9% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 30.1% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 29.4% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 26.5% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 25.6% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 24.6% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 22.6% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 21.1% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 20.7% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 20.3% | -1.0% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 20.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.2%, 96% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 20.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.8%, 82% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.1% | 30.9% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 22.6% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 20.3% | 21.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More health data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 864.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,592 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 12 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.01 % 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 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.04 % 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 Cote d'Ivoire?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Cote d'Ivoire was 20.3% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 2024.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 54th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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.