Prevalence of stunting, height for age in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Prevalence of stunting, height for age was 25.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age in IDA & IBRD total, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 25.3% for prevalence of stunting, height for age in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 36.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 2021.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 18th 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.6% | — |
| 2001 | 36.2% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 35.8% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 35.4% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 34.9% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 34.4% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 33.9% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 33.2% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 32.5% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 31.7% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 30.8% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 29.9% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 29.1% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 28.4% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 27.7% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 27.1% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 26.5% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 25.8% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 25.2% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 24.5% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 24.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 24.7% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 25.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 25.3% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.5% | 31.7% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 24.8% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 24.5% | 25.3% | 5 |
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More health data for IDA & IBRD total
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0326 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 2.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0375 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0362 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age in IDA & IBRD total?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age in IDA & IBRD total was 25.3% 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 2021.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.