Prevalence of stunting, height for age (% of children under 5)
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 new child growth standards released in 2006.
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1994
1997
2000
2003
2006
2008
2011
2014
2017
-5.00
0.00
5.00
10.00
15.00
20.00
25.00
30.00
35.00
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