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Health > Malnutrition > Stunted children under 5: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Stunted children under the age of 5 years as a percentage of all children under the age of 5. Stunted children are too small for their age (by two standard deviations or more from the median height of the reference population at their age). Stunting is frequently associated with malnutrition.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 BurundiBurundi 63.1% 2000
=2 AfghanistanAfghanistan 59.3% 2004
=2 YemenYemen 59.3% 1997
4 East TimorEast Timor 55.7% 2002
5 NigerNiger 54.8% 2006
6 GuatemalaGuatemala 54.3% 2002
7 MadagascarMadagascar 52.8% 2004
=8 MalawiMalawi 52.5% 2005
=8 ZambiaZambia 52.5% 2002
10 RwandaRwanda 51.7% 2005
11 AngolaAngola 50.8% 2001
12 EthiopiaEthiopia 50.7% 2005
13 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 50.2% 1983
14 NepalNepal 49.3% 2006
15 LaosLaos 48.2% 2000
16 IndiaIndia 47.9% 2006
=17 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 47.7% 2006
=17 BhutanBhutan 47.7% 1999
19 SudanSudan 47.6% 2000
=20 BangladeshBangladesh 47% 2006
=20 MozambiqueMozambique 47% 2003
=22 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 46.9% 2005
=22 ComorosComoros 46.9% 2000
24 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 45.8% 2007
25 LesothoLesotho 45.2% 2005
26 ChadChad 44.8% 2004
=27 BeninBenin 44.7% 2006
=27 North KoreaNorth Korea 44.7% 2002
29 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 44.6% 2000
30 TanzaniaTanzania 44.4% 2005
=31 CambodiaCambodia 43.7% 2006
=31 EritreaEritrea 43.7% 2002
33 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 43.1% 2003
34 NigeriaNigeria 43% 2003
35 SomaliaSomalia 42.1% 2006
36 PakistanPakistan 41.5% 2001
37 BurmaBurma 40.6% 2003
38 MauritaniaMauritania 39.5% 2001
39 LiberiaLiberia 39.4% 2007
40 GuineaGuinea 39.3% 2005
41 UgandaUganda 38.7% 2006
42 MaliMali 38.5% 2006
=43 ZimbabweZimbabwe 35.8% 2006
=43 VietnamVietnam 35.8% 2006
=43 KenyaKenya 35.8% 2003
46 CameroonCameroon 35.4% 2004
47 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 35.2% 2000
48 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 35% 2004
49 PhilippinesPhilippines 33.8% 2003
50 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 33.7% 1989
51 TajikistanTajikistan 33.1% 2005
52 BoliviaBolivia 32.5% 2004
53 MaldivesMaldives 31.9% 2001
54 PeruPeru 31.3% 2000
55 HondurasHonduras 29.9% 2006
56 HaitiHaiti 29.7% 2006
57 NamibiaNamibia 29.6% 2007
58 SwazilandSwaziland 29.5% 2007
59 BotswanaBotswana 29.1% 2000
60 EcuadorEcuador 29% 2004
=61 SyriaSyria 28.6% 2006
=61 IndonesiaIndonesia 28.6% 2004
63 GhanaGhana 28.1% 2006
64 TogoTogo 27.8% 2006
65 GambiaGambia 27.6% 2006
=66 IraqIraq 27.5% 2006
=66 MongoliaMongolia 27.5% 2005
68 AlbaniaAlbania 27% 2005
69 GabonGabon 26.3% 2001
70 NicaraguaNicaragua 25.2% 2001
71 El SalvadorEl Salvador 24.6% 2003
72 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 24.1% 2000
73 EgyptEgypt 23.8% 2005
74 MoroccoMorocco 23.1% 2004
75 UkraineUkraine 22.9% 2000
76 BelizeBelize 22.2% 2006
77 ChinaChina 21.8% 2002
78 AlgeriaAlgeria 21.6% 2002
79 PanamaPanama 21.5% 1997
80 LibyaLibya 20.7% 1995
81 TunisiaTunisia 20.3% 1988
82 SenegalSenegal 20.1% 2005
83 UzbekistanUzbekistan 19.6% 2006
84 Sri LankaSri Lanka 18.4% 2000
85 ParaguayParaguay 18.3% 1990
86 ArmeniaArmenia 18.2% 2005
87 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 18.1% 2006
88 KazakhstanKazakhstan 17.5% 2006
89 ColombiaColombia 16.2% 2005
90 ThailandThailand 15.7% 2006
91 TurkeyTurkey 15.6% 2004
92 MexicoMexico 15.5% 2006
93 SurinameSuriname 14.5% 2000
94 UruguayUruguay 13.9% 2004
95 GuyanaGuyana 13.8% 2000
96 OmanOman 12.9% 1999
97 RomaniaRomania 12.8% 2002
98 JordanJordan 12% 2002
99 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 11.8% 2006
100 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 11.7% 2002
101 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 11.5% 2005
102 MoldovaMoldova 11.3% 2005
103 BarbadosBarbados 10.2% 1981
104 BulgariaBulgaria 8.8% 2004
105 ArgentinaArgentina 8.2% 2005
106 SerbiaSerbia 8.1% 2006
107 MontenegroMontenegro 7.9% 2006
108 BrazilBrazil 7.1% 2007
109 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 5.3% 2000
=110 BelarusBelarus 4.5% 2005
=110 JamaicaJamaica 4.5% 2004
112 SingaporeSingapore 4.4% 2000
113 United StatesUnited States 3.9% 2004
114 HungaryHungary 3.3% 1988
115 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 2.6% 2002
116 ChileChile 2.1% 2007
117 NetherlandsNetherlands 1.8% 1980

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