Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Sudan
Sudan: Prevalence of stunting, height for age was 35.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Sudan, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Sudan recorded 35.4% for prevalence of stunting, height for age in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age in Sudan peaked at 38.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 34.2%, in 2020.
That places Sudan 15th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.3% | — |
| 2001 | 38.2% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 38.1% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 38.0% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 37.9% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 37.7% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 37.3% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 37.0% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 36.6% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 36.1% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 35.9% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 35.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 35.6% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 35.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 35.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 35.0% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 34.7% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 34.4% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 34.2% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 34.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 34.4% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 34.9% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 35.4% | +1.4% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 35.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 31.5%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 35.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.8%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.9% | 37.0% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.5% | 34.4% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 34.2% | 35.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More health data for Sudan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6701 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 841.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,804 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 22 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.27 % 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 0.0737 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % 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 Sudan?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Sudan was 35.4% 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.2% in 2020.
- How does Sudan rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
- Sudan ranks 15th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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.