Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Prevalence of stunting, height for age was 10.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Upper middle income, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 10.8% for prevalence of stunting, height for age in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age in Upper middle income peaked at 21.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2021.
Upper middle income ranks 35th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.7% | — |
| 2001 | 20.9% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 20.2% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 19.4% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 18.7% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 17.4% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 15.3% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 10.8% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.4% | 15.3% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 10.4% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 10.3% | 10.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 32 Philippines 27.7% compare
- 33 Cameroon 27.2% compare
- 34 Liberia 26.9% compare
- 35 Guinea 26.6% compare
- 36 Nepal 26.0% compare
- 37 Sierra Leone 25.2% compare
- 38 Bangladesh 25.1% compare
More health data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 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 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0413 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 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0394 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age in Upper middle income?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Upper middle income was 10.8% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2021.
- How does Upper middle income rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
- Upper middle income ranks 35th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.