Prevalence of stunting, height for age in IBRD only
IBRD only: Prevalence of stunting, height for age was 20.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age in IBRD only, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of stunting, height for age in IBRD only stood at 20.2%.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age in IBRD only peaked at 32.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2021.
IBRD only ranks 25th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 IBRD only, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.6% | — |
| 2001 | 32.1% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 31.6% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 31.1% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 30.5% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 29.9% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 29.3% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 28.5% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 27.7% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 26.9% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 25.9% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 23.4% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 22.6% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 19.5% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 19.4% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 19.9% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 20.2% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.0% | 26.9% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 19.7% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 19.4% | 20.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 22 Zambia 32.3% compare
- 23 Chad 31.5% compare
- 24 Vanuatu 31.0% compare
- 25 Marshall Islands 30.0% compare
- 25 South Sudan 30.0% compare
- 27 Lao People's Democratic Republic 29.9% compare
- 27 Tanzania, United Republic of 29.9% compare
More health data for IBRD only
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.5837 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male 50.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 67.3% (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5044 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.5114 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4956 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0468 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age in IBRD only?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age in IBRD only was 20.2% 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2021.
- How does IBRD only rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
- IBRD only ranks 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.