Stunting prevalence (height-for-age <-2 standard deviations from the median of the WHO Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age (JME modeled estimate) - SDG 2.2.1 by country
Countries reporting
27
Highest
44.59
Guatemala
Lowest
1.71
Chile
Median
9.43
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
900
What the numbers show
Stunting prevalence (height-for-age <-2 standard deviations from the median of the WHO Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age (JME modeled estimate) - SDG 2.2.1 is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 44.59 in Guatemala; the lowest is 1.71 in Chile.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.43, and the mean is 10.76.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 26.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Costa Rica (up 49.7%), and the largest decrease in Paraguay (down 58.2%).
Stunting prevalence (height-for-age <-2 standard deviations from the): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala | 44.59 | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 2 | Haiti | 21.55 | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 3 | Honduras | 17.88 | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 4 | Ecuador | 17.71 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 5 | Panama | 14.01 | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 6 | Mexico | 13.06 | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 7 | Belize | 11.69 | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 8 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 11.66 | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 9 | Colombia | 11.58 | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 10 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 10.73 | 2024 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 11 | Argentina | 10.69 | 2024 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 12 | Costa Rica | 10.65 | 2024 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 13 | Peru | 10.62 | 2024 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 14 | El Salvador | 9.43 | 2024 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 15 | Brazil | 8.89 | 2024 | up 30.8% | flat |
| 16 | Suriname | 7.95 | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 17 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.8 | 2024 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 18 | Cuba | 7.32 | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 19 | Guyana | 7.09 | 2024 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 20 | Jamaica | 6.86 | 2024 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 21 | Uruguay | 6.52 | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 22 | Barbados | 5.77 | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 5.63 | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 24 | Paraguay | 3.2 | 2024 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3.19 | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 26 | Saint Lucia | 2.8 | 2024 | up 19.7% | falling |
| 27 | Chile | 1.71 | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG - Central America 17.24
- SDGRC - ECLAC Latin America 12.47
- Latin America and the Caribbean 12.42
- SDGRC - ECLAC 12.4
- WB - Latin America & Caribbean 12.4
- SDG - Latin America and the Caribbean 12.4
- SDG - Caribbean 12.19
- SDG - South America 9.87
- SDGRC - ECLAC Caribbean 6.61