Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male (% of children under 5) - Country Ranking
Definition: Prevalence of stunting, male, is the percentage of boys 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 new child growth standards released in 2006.
Source: World Health Organization, Global Database on Child Growth and Malnutrition. Country-level data are unadjusted data from national surveys, and thus may not be comparable across countries.
See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 57.50 | 2019 |
| 2 | Timor-Leste | 54.60 | 2013 |
| 3 | Eritrea | 53.50 | 2010 |
| 4 | Papua New Guinea | 50.90 | 2010 |
| 5 | Niger | 49.60 | 2019 |
| 6 | Yemen | 47.50 | 2013 |
| 7 | Guatemala | 47.30 | 2015 |
| 8 | Mozambique | 46.80 | 2015 |
| 9 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 45.60 | 2017 |
| 10 | Madagascar | 44.60 | 2018 |
| 11 | Malawi | 44.10 | 2019 |
| 12 | Central African Republic | 43.00 | 2019 |
| 13 | Angola | 41.00 | 2015 |
| 14 | Sudan | 40.30 | 2014 |
| 15 | Ethiopia | 40.20 | 2019 |
| 16 | Chad | 39.80 | 2019 |
| 17 | Libya | 39.30 | 2014 |
| 18 | Zambia | 38.30 | 2018 |
| 18 | Afghanistan | 38.30 | 2018 |
| 20 | Pakistan | 38.20 | 2018 |
| 21 | Rwanda | 37.00 | 2020 |
| 22 | Lesotho | 36.60 | 2018 |
| 23 | Nigeria | 36.10 | 2020 |
| 24 | India | 35.40 | 2017 |
| 25 | Benin | 35.10 | 2018 |
| 26 | Tanzania | 34.10 | 2018 |
| 27 | Lao PDR | 34.00 | 2017 |
| 28 | Philippines | 33.90 | 2015 |
| 29 | Guinea | 33.80 | 2018 |
| 30 | Solomon Islands | 33.70 | 2015 |
| 30 | Djibouti | 33.70 | 2012 |
| 32 | Bhutan | 33.40 | 2010 |
| 33 | Vanuatu | 33.20 | 2013 |
| 34 | Comoros | 33.10 | 2012 |
| 35 | Cambodia | 33.00 | 2014 |
| 36 | Nepal | 32.90 | 2019 |
| 37 | Sierra Leone | 32.10 | 2019 |
| 38 | Liberia | 31.80 | 2019 |
| 39 | Indonesia | 31.70 | 2018 |
| 40 | Botswana | 31.60 | 2007 |
| 41 | Guinea-Bissau | 31.40 | 2019 |
| 42 | Cameroon | 31.20 | 2018 |
| 43 | Uganda | 30.90 | 2016 |
| 44 | Equatorial Guinea | 30.30 | 2011 |
| 45 | Kenya | 29.90 | 2014 |
| 46 | Eswatini | 29.20 | 2014 |
| 47 | Mali | 29.00 | 2019 |
| 48 | Syrian Arab Republic | 28.90 | 2010 |
| 49 | Bangladesh | 28.00 | 2019 |
| 50 | Somalia | 27.70 | 2009 |
| 51 | Myanmar | 26.70 | 2018 |
| 51 | Zimbabwe | 26.70 | 2019 |
| 53 | Togo | 26.20 | 2017 |
| 54 | Burkina Faso | 26.10 | 2019 |
| 55 | Mauritania | 25.50 | 2018 |
| 56 | Namibia | 25.10 | 2013 |
| 57 | South Africa | 25.00 | 2017 |
| 58 | Ecuador | 24.80 | 2019 |
| 59 | Honduras | 24.30 | 2012 |
| 60 | Haiti | 24.00 | 2017 |
| 61 | Vietnam | 23.70 | 2010 |
| 62 | Egypt | 23.60 | 2014 |
| 63 | Côte d'Ivoire | 23.30 | 2016 |
| 64 | Ukraine | 22.90 | 2000 |
| 65 | Brunei | 22.80 | 2009 |
| 66 | Congo | 22.40 | 2014 |
| 67 | Nauru | 22.10 | 2007 |
| 68 | Malaysia | 20.20 | 2019 |
| 69 | Ghana | 19.50 | 2017 |
| 70 | Gabon | 19.20 | 2012 |
| 71 | Senegal | 18.90 | 2019 |
| 72 | The Gambia | 18.50 | 2020 |
| 73 | Dem. People's Rep. Korea | 18.40 | 2017 |
| 74 | Nicaragua | 18.20 | 2012 |
| 75 | Azerbaijan | 18.00 | 2013 |
| 76 | Sri Lanka | 17.90 | 2016 |
| 76 | Tajikistan | 17.90 | 2017 |
| 78 | Panama | 17.60 | 2019 |
| 79 | Morocco | 17.40 | 2017 |
| 80 | Kiribati | 16.40 | 2018 |
| 81 | Belize | 16.20 | 2015 |
| 82 | Bolivia | 16.10 | 2016 |
| 83 | Lebanon | 16.00 | 2004 |
| 84 | El Salvador | 15.30 | 2014 |
| 85 | Thailand | 15.20 | 2019 |
| 86 | Romania | 14.40 | 2002 |
| 86 | Colombia | 14.40 | 2016 |
| 88 | Mexico | 14.20 | 2019 |
| 89 | São Tomé and Principe | 13.00 | 2019 |
| 90 | Peru | 12.80 | 2019 |
| 91 | Oman | 12.70 | 2017 |
| 92 | Guyana | 12.50 | 2014 |
| 92 | Kyrgyz Republic | 12.50 | 2018 |
| 94 | Iraq | 12.30 | 2018 |
| 95 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.20 | 2011 |
| 96 | Algeria | 11.60 | 2019 |
| 96 | Albania | 11.60 | 2017 |
| 98 | Uzbekistan | 11.50 | 2017 |
| 99 | Armenia | 10.90 | 2016 |
| 99 | Mongolia | 10.90 | 2018 |
| 101 | Saudi Arabia | 10.80 | 2004 |
| 102 | Costa Rica | 10.20 | 2018 |
| 103 | Suriname | 10.10 | 2018 |
| 104 | Tuvalu | 9.90 | 2007 |
| 105 | Bulgaria | 9.50 | 2014 |
| 105 | Jamaica | 9.50 | 2016 |
| 107 | Jordan | 9.30 | 2012 |
| 108 | Barbados | 8.90 | 2012 |
| 108 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.90 | 2012 |
| 108 | Seychelles | 8.90 | 2012 |
| 111 | China | 8.80 | 2013 |
| 112 | Argentina | 8.70 | 2019 |
| 113 | Dominican Republic | 8.10 | 2013 |
| 114 | Fiji | 8.00 | 2004 |
| 114 | Brazil | 8.00 | 2007 |
| 114 | Tunisia | 8.00 | 2018 |
| 117 | Cuba | 7.70 | 2019 |
| 117 | Kazakhstan | 7.70 | 2015 |
| 119 | Japan | 7.60 | 2010 |
| 119 | Samoa | 7.60 | 2019 |
| 121 | Turkmenistan | 7.40 | 2019 |
| 121 | Serbia | 7.40 | 2019 |
| 123 | Uruguay | 7.30 | 2018 |
| 123 | Kuwait | 7.30 | 2014 |
| 125 | Iran | 7.00 | 2010 |
| 126 | Paraguay | 6.70 | 2016 |
| 127 | Montenegro | 6.20 | 2018 |
| 128 | Turkey | 6.10 | 2018 |
| 129 | Moldova | 5.80 | 2012 |
| 130 | Georgia | 5.10 | 2018 |
| 131 | Belarus | 4.70 | 2005 |
| 132 | North Macedonia | 4.50 | 2019 |
| 133 | St. Lucia | 4.00 | 2012 |
| 134 | Czech Republic | 3.20 | 2001 |
| 135 | Portugal | 3.10 | 2016 |
| 136 | United States | 2.80 | 2018 |
| 137 | Tonga | 2.50 | 2019 |
| 138 | Korea | 2.40 | 2003 |
| 139 | Chile | 2.10 | 2014 |
| 140 | Netherlands | 1.60 | 2009 |
| 141 | Germany | 1.20 | 2016 |
| 142 | Greece | 1.00 | 2003 |
| 143 | Estonia | 0.70 | 2014 |
| 144 | Poland | 0.60 | 2011 |
| 145 | Belgium | 0.00 | 2014 |
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Aggregation method: Linear mixed-effect model estimates
Periodicity: Annual
General Comments: Undernourished children have lower resistance to infection and are more likely to die from common childhood ailments such as diarrheal diseases and respiratory infections. Frequent illness saps the nutritional status of those who survive, locking them int
