Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Prevalence of stunting, height for age was 28.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 28.3% for prevalence of stunting, height for age in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 33.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 2020.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 31st of 162 countries 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 in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.4% | — |
| 2001 | 32.9% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 32.5% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 32.0% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 31.5% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 30.6% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 30.1% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 29.6% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 29.2% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 28.7% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 28.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 27.9% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27.7% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 27.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 27.5% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 27.4% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 27.6% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 27.9% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 28.1% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 28.3% | +0.7% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 28.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 31.5%, 90% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 28.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.8%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.3% | 29.2% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 27.5% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 27.4% | 28.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 29 Rwanda 29.8% compare
- 29 Solomon Islands 29.8% compare
- 32 Philippines 27.7% compare
- 33 Cameroon 27.2% compare
- 34 Liberia 26.9% compare
More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,070 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 941 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.899 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0664 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.8987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age in Guinea-Bissau?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Guinea-Bissau was 28.3% 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 33.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 2020.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 31st out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.