Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Prevalence of stunting, height for age was 32.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Pre-demographic dividend, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Pre-demographic dividend recorded 32.5% for prevalence of stunting, height for age in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 42.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 32.1%, in 2021.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 5th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.8% | — |
| 2001 | 42.5% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 42.3% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 41.9% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 41.5% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 41.0% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 40.5% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 39.9% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 39.2% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 38.4% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 37.6% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 36.8% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 36.1% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 35.5% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 35.0% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 34.5% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 34.1% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 33.5% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 33.0% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 32.5% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 32.2% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 32.1% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 32.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 32.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 32.5% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.0% | 38.4% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 32.5% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 32.1% | 32.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More health data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Population ages 30-34, male, 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 3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0271 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 3.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0276 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0392 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Pre-demographic dividend was 32.5% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 42.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1% in 2021.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.