Prevalence of stunting, height for age in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Prevalence of stunting, height for age was 13.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age in East Asia & Pacific, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 13.3% for prevalence of stunting, height for age in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 25.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2021.
That places East Asia & Pacific 31st out of 45 groups 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 East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.3% | — |
| 2001 | 24.4% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 23.6% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 22.0% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 21.3% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 20.6% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 19.9% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 19.2% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 12.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 12.8% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 13.3% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.7% | 18.4% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 12.7% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 12.5% | 13.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 29 Rwanda 29.8% compare
- 29 Solomon Islands 29.8% compare
- 31 Guinea-Bissau 28.3% compare
- 32 Philippines 27.7% compare
- 33 Cameroon 27.2% compare
- 34 Liberia 26.9% compare
More health data for East Asia & Pacific
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0351 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0412 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0386 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -4.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age in East Asia & Pacific?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age in East Asia & Pacific was 13.3% 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 East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2021.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.