Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions), model-based estimates by country
Countries reporting
161
Highest
37,401
India
Lowest
0.1
Tuvalu
Median
88.4
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
4,530
What the numbers show
Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions), model-based estimates is currently reported for 161 countries. The highest value is 37,401 in India; the lowest is 0.1 in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 88.4, and the mean is 926.71.
Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 121 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 81.8%), and the largest decrease in Tonga (down 75.0%).
Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 37,401 | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 2 | Nigeria | 11,438 | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 3 | Pakistan | 10,739 | 2024 | down 18.2% | flat |
| 4 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 8,722 | 2024 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 6,890 | 2024 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 6 | Indonesia | 5,031 | 2024 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 4,189 | 2024 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 8 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 3,299 | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 9 | Yemen | 3,055 | 2024 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 10 | Angola | 3,027 | 2024 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 11 | Afghanistan | 2,850 | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 12 | Sudan | 2,703 | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 13 | Philippines | 2,542 | 2024 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 14 | China | 2,351 | 2024 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Niger | 2,310 | 2024 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 16 | Mozambique | 2,142 | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 17 | Uganda | 1,896 | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 18 | Madagascar | 1,787 | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 19 | Egypt | 1,525 | 2024 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 20 | South Africa | 1,440 | 2024 | up 14.9% | flat |
| 21 | Viet Nam | 1,353 | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 22 | Mexico | 1,335 | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 23 | Kenya | 1,273 | 2024 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 24 | Cameroon | 1,209 | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 25 | Burundi | 1,208 | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 26 | Brazil | 1,164 | 2024 | up 18.1% | falling |
| 27 | Chad | 1,163 | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 28 | Myanmar | 1,077 | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 29 | Malawi | 1,038 | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 30 | Zambia | 1,036 | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 31 | Mali | 986.9 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 32 | Côte d'Ivoire | 939.9 | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 33 | Somalia | 835 | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 34 | Guatemala | 828.5 | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 35 | United States of America | 780.8 | 2024 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 36 | Benin | 731.1 | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 37 | Nepal | 719.3 | 2024 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 38 | Ghana | 661.9 | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 39 | Burkina Faso | 656.6 | 2024 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 40 | Guinea | 591.3 | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 41 | Papua New Guinea | 586.9 | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 42 | Syrian Arab Republic | 577 | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 43 | Rwanda | 564.3 | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 44 | Zimbabwe | 553.2 | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 45 | Malaysia | 540.7 | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 46 | Iraq | 528.2 | 2024 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 47 | South Sudan | 462.6 | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 48 | Morocco | 430.6 | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 49 | Senegal | 428.3 | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 50 | Algeria | 414.1 | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 51 | Colombia | 410.9 | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 52 | Cambodia | 395.5 | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 53 | Central African Republic | 385.3 | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 54 | Thailand | 374 | 2024 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 55 | Togo | 311.6 | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 56 | Türkiye | 304.5 | 2024 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 57 | Uzbekistan | 298.2 | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 58 | Sierra Leone | 295.6 | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 59 | Saudi Arabia | 295.1 | 2024 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 60 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 290.4 | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 61 | Peru | 285.2 | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 62 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 283.2 | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 63 | Argentina | 278.3 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 64 | Haiti | 265.2 | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 65 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 243.7 | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 66 | Ecuador | 243.5 | 2024 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 67 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 236.3 | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 68 | Eritrea | 224.4 | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 69 | Liberia | 210.1 | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 70 | Japan | 207.5 | 2024 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 71 | Honduras | 204.4 | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 72 | Mauritania | 175 | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 73 | Tajikistan | 174.4 | 2024 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 74 | Sri Lanka | 163.6 | 2024 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 75 | Ukraine | 147.1 | 2024 | down 65.3% | falling |
| 76 | Congo | 146 | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 77 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 134.4 | 2024 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 78 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 124.4 | 2024 | up 7.9% | flat |
| 79 | Kazakhstan | 93.7 | 2024 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 80 | Lesotho | 92.1 | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 81 | Jordan | 88.4 | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 82 | Germany | 85.2 | 2024 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 83 | Guinea-Bissau | 85 | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 84 | Kyrgyzstan | 84.8 | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 85 | Tunisia | 76.9 | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 86 | Timor-Leste | 69.1 | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 87 | Namibia | 66.6 | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 88 | Romania | 64.9 | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 89 | Botswana | 62.4 | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 90 | Libya | 57.8 | 2024 | down 64.7% | falling |
| 91 | Palestine, State of | 57.2 | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 92 | Dominican Republic | 55.9 | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 93 | Oman | 55.1 | 2024 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 94 | Gambia | 54.3 | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 95 | Turkmenistan | 51.2 | 2024 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 96 | Panama | 49.8 | 2024 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 97 | Australia | 47.6 | 2024 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 98 | El Salvador | 46.4 | 2024 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 99 | Gabon | 45.7 | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 99 | Lebanon | 45.7 | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 101 | Azerbaijan | 44.7 | 2024 | down 63.4% | falling |
| 102 | Equatorial Guinea | 43.8 | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 103 | Cuba | 35.7 | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 104 | Solomon Islands | 31.2 | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 105 | Costa Rica | 28.8 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 106 | Eswatini | 26.7 | 2024 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 107 | Mongolia | 24.1 | 2024 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 108 | Djibouti | 24 | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 109 | Republic of Korea | 23.5 | 2024 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 110 | Paraguay | 21.6 | 2024 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Comoros | 20 | 2024 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 112 | Poland | 17.2 | 2024 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 113 | Bulgaria | 17 | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 114 | Chile | 16 | 2024 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 115 | Belgium | 14.8 | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 116 | Netherlands | 14.6 | 2024 | up 9.0% | flat |
| 117 | Serbia | 14.1 | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 118 | Vanuatu | 13.7 | 2024 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 119 | Portugal | 13.4 | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 120 | Czechia | 12.4 | 2024 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 121 | Kuwait | 11.8 | 2024 | down 23.9% | rising |
| 122 | Jamaica | 11.2 | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 123 | Uruguay | 11.1 | 2024 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 124 | Georgia | 11 | 2024 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 125 | Armenia | 10.9 | 2024 | down 58.9% | falling |
| 126 | Albania | 10.5 | 2024 | down 59.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10 | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 128 | Bhutan | 8.7 | 2024 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 129 | Qatar | 8.5 | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 130 | Greece | 7.4 | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 131 | Republic of Moldova | 7.1 | 2024 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 132 | Singapore | 6.5 | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 133 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.4 | 2024 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 134 | Ireland | 6.2 | 2024 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 135 | Fiji | 5.9 | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 136 | Guyana | 5.8 | 2024 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 137 | Mauritius | 4.7 | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 138 | Bahrain | 4.4 | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 139 | Belarus | 4.3 | 2024 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 140 | Maldives | 4.2 | 2024 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 141 | Belize | 4.1 | 2024 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 142 | Finland | 4 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 143 | North Macedonia | 3.4 | 2024 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 144 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.1 | 2024 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 144 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.1 | 2024 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 146 | Montenegro | 2.9 | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 147 | Kiribati | 2.4 | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 148 | Samoa | 2.3 | 2024 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 149 | Cape Verde | 1.9 | 2024 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 149 | Lithuania | 1.9 | 2024 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 151 | Latvia | 1.4 | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 152 | Marshall Islands | 1.2 | 2024 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 153 | Barbados | 0.9 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 154 | Estonia | 0.8 | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 154 | Malta | 0.8 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 156 | Seychelles | 0.6 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 157 | Saint Lucia | 0.3 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 158 | Naoero | 0.2 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 158 | Tonga | 0.2 | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Tuvalu | 0.1 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 150,195
- Mus 4.7
- WB_MI 147,131
- Sur 4.2
- WB_LIMI 105,435
- Lower-middle income (World Bank) 88,746
- Africa (WHO region) 59,122
- South-East Asia (WHO region) 44,289
- Low income (World Bank) 41,694
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 24,276
- Upper-middle income (World Bank) 16,677
- Western Pacific (WHO region) 13,454
- Americas (WHO region) 6,625
- High income (World Bank) 2,708
- Europe (WHO region) 2,305